lillybettybabs Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'm starting to worry a little about Margo one of my skylines, I bought two around six weeks ago both around 18 weeks old, Fran now has nice red comb and started to lay two weeks ago but Fran show no sign of growing up (she has gotten bigger and is eating well) but no sign of comb growing or laying. Do chickens mature at different rates event thought they are from the same flock or could there be some underline problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooties Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'm sorry, I don't know the answer to your question but hopefully someone will be along shortly who knows more I have read on here that individual chickens mature at different rates though. my reason for posting is that I have a skyline also, bought in Nov at POL who has still not laid..... shes not even crouching, so I'm presuming that shes just not mature enough yet. She does have a nice big comb, although it is paler than my other chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Maybe it's something to do with the breed still being developed, Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 One of my gingernut rangers was about 40 weeks old before she started laying, plus she's the one that now nearly 2 1/2 years later appears to be slowing up and not laying very often. I think they just all mature at different stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesL Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I've got a cuckoo maran which is the same. She is about 30 weeks now and is showing no signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoxy Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Gertrude my Magpie is over 40 weeks and I think she may have laid a couple of sofies...she sits on the nest every day but produces...invisible eggs Lulu my Maran Cuivree is at least 27 weeks and she has only produced a wind egg so far...3 weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 One of my gingernut rangers was about 40 weeks old before she started laying, plus she's the one that now nearly 2 1/2 years later appears to be slowing up and not laying very often. I think they just all mature at different stages. That's given me hope for my Black Star - Seagazer. She's about 36 weeks, has had a lovely big red comb for ages but hasn't laid yet. I had just thought she would never lay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I did keep threatening Ginger with the pot until she started laying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
