Ameraucana Forum
The Official Ameraucana Forum => Housing, Health & Hatching => Topic started by: John W Blehm on July 04, 2018, 09:47:38 PM
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I found a couple bantam pullet eggs today and the oldest pullets are only 20 weeks old. Of course they may not all lay that early, but too often I hear that Ameraucanas don't start laying until they are closer to a year old. Different varieties and lines will have different results as will individual birds. I just don't want the breed to get a bad reputation due to a few bad apples. The 2 Golden Comet hybrids I have started laying at 18 weeks, as advertised. No breed should be expected to produce as early or often as a hybrid, just as they won't be ready for slaughter as early as a hybrid. I'm not shy about promoting hybrids when egg production or meat are the main goals. Ameraucanas have so much more to offer though. ;)
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Which variety of bantam is laying John? I know you don't have whites, but my early white pullets are all laying. I had culled my only wheaten early pullet two months ago. Have lots of younger ones.
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Don't know what variety...all the bantam pullets are in a coop together.
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Whoopie,
A Jan 12 hatch Wheatie has laid 3 eggs in the past week (23 weeks). A couple more are "talking" about it. I have been fortunate, even my Silvers started at about 26 weeks last year. I can pretty well expect to be flooded with little blue eggs @ 6 - 6.5 months from hatch.