“What fun, beautiful birds! Ordered 2 hens, one has a HUGE feathered “hat” and the other has a little black one like the above photo. They are both friendly and one has already started laying the most gorgeous blue eggs at 21 weeks (in January in MA)!”
“She is such a tiny lil chipmunk! I can see a flightiness and alertness to her temperament. Her coloring around her eyes is like no other chicks I’ve had before. Can’t wait to see what she looks like all grown up!”
“I love my little Cream Legbar, but she was our slowest to start laying and still isn't consistent at 9 months old. When she lays, her eggs are a very nice, pure light blue that look great in the egg basket. She is friendly and easy to pick up, though also feisty and suspicious. Every now and then she'll attack me if I do something to startle her, but I just pick her up and make her settle down :)”
“Kindest bird I’ve owned. She is my cheapest egg layer. Lays eggs consistently, all year, and twice as long compared to all other breeds I’ve owned. Still lays through the winter without a light. I have a weed season and my other chickens stop laying when they are fed with nothing but weeds, but she keeps on laying. Forages great without destroying the garden. All my other birds make the garden disappear. You can’t even tell she lives in the garden by how delicate she is with her fancy grazing.. I call her my end of the world bird. I have 1/3 acre so plenty of room to graze but I bet she’d still lay consistently with minimal grazing area without supplemental feed.
The problem with her, is her ability to fly and escape. She loves her freedom and if she doesn’t have it, she will get it. She can jump out and fly out of an 8’ enclosure. She will escape just to run up the hill then run and fly down. Then manages to find her way back in and out herself to bed. I’ve almost had to give her away because I can’t keep her in my yard and the neighbors don’t appreciate their mulch moved to their grass.”
It must be quite disappointing, waiting on eggs this long. Unfortunately, some chickens will start laying at a later age when maturing when days are short. Hopefully, those beautiful blue eggs will be worth it! Here is a some information on when you can expect your hens to lay:
https://www.mypetchicken.com/blogs/faqs/when-do-chickens-start-laying-eggs
