[amj]

Two of my girls are 26 weeks today
an still not a sausage from them....
am I being too impatient ?
The days are longer an they look well
eating well.......

[amj]

O sorry'
an is that red thing (comb)?
meant to be all floppy ?

[fastmonkey85]

Hi

Mine have only just started laying if their combs are nice and red then it it only a matter of time just don't give up on them let nature take its cause

Hope this helps

Alex

[IMOmimey]

Yes the comb is meant to be floppy   they are beautiful, either leghorn, or white stars (which have a lot of leghorn in them). The combs get redder and redder as they get ready to lay. Dont worry if they take a while, they will probably then lay for you every day right through til next year.  

[8doubles]

Two of my girls are 26 weeks today
an still not a sausage from them....
am I being too impatient ?
The days are longer an they look well
eating well.......

Hoping for scotch eggs ? 


I`ll get my coat.

[carolbriar]

My girls are about 26/27 weeks old and they still haven't started laying yet.  Their combs look a reasonably red colour but nothing - no squats or anything.  I have 3 different Sussex, 1 Buff Rock and 1 Cuckoo Maran.  Oh well, one day 

[8doubles]

Two of my girls are 26 weeks today
an still not a sausage from them....
am I being too impatient ?
The days are longer an they look well
eating well.......

Is the one on the right a hen ? It stands very much like a cockerel.
The one on the left`s  comb has not coloured properly yet so you may have to wait a bit longer.

[viettaclark]

My White Star Looby-lu-lu is a real star. Once she started laying she has laid every day this year except for a few off days over the darkest days.
Don't give up! They lay eventually and your girls look in wonderful condition.

[amj]

8doubles.... i blooming hope not
but i see what you are saying'
and that one is in charge....
o ... no... ..............

[lisa80]

dont worry  :)we have 3 girls very similar to yours one got its comb first and a month later the other 2 got theirs(when i say got i mean it grew) 2 are now laying they are sisters but just developed at different rates im sure you will get some lovely eggs sooner rather than later

[SUTTY1]

Beautiful girls!!!! Eggs be along soo i hope!

How do you keep them so clean in this weather!

Daz!

[Lardman]

How do you keep them so clean in this weather!

I was just wondering that too - my leghorn looks like terrible at the moment. Id take a picture but Im too ashamed.   

[Chuckles]

Don't be disappointed, they'll get there eventually!!! 

I've got a lakenvelder (Mags) who's nearly 18 months old, she's still got a liitle pink comb and she had her 1st moult  ......and she hasn't laid an egg yet!!!  But I haven't given up on her yet...she might surprise me one day!!! Fingers crossed 

[GrannieAnnie]

I think the one on the right is a girl!  Big floppy comb I know, but like IMOmimey says, looks like a Leghorn or white star and their combs do go floppy.

Some of my pure breeds are 30-40 weeks old and still haven't laid yet, so try to be patient.  I've only ever had a couple of hens that never laid an egg!!  

This is a Hisex White laying hen.  Similar comb?

[viettaclark]

Yes....they are beautifully white!
Mine has turned a muddy brown from getting wet then bathing in dirt under the fir tree. Hasn't been white for months now but seems blissfully happy being mucky!
(Cheap mud pack, anyone?)