LottyJ1 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Hiya, My two POL newbies are now 20 weeks old (French copper blue maran and black plymouth rock) and I was wondering when other with experience of the breeds when they started laying? The maran has started squatting when I go to touch her but there combs although very red are still small. I'm so impatient!!!!!!! Just getting excited every day when I check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonetog Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 There's no guarantee that any young pure breeds will start to lay this year. The egg squat dance is a sure sign that it isn't far off though, so I think you may have eggs quite soon. Are they kept in a run? Our first lot were totally free range and while I though they weren't laying they were actually hiding them in a hedge! One day I saw one laying and when I checked it out there were 28 eggs in the clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LottyJ1 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Hi Cyclonetog, They are in a WIR all day when in work and in the evenings they are let out into a FR area with netting so no bushes to lay under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
