Luna's chicks were born on April 13th & 14th. On September 12th & 13th, the chicks born in that clutch started laying their first eggs - 6 months to the day after they were born. Luna and her siblings were just as reliable and started laying 6 months after they hatched. Talk about on-time reliability. So far, the chickens are sailing into first place if we were to compare them to the airlines' reliability!
What I didn't blog about was when Beatrice's chick hatched only a day or two after Midnight's 2 chicks. Beatrice and Midnight shared responsibility for the 3 babies, 2 of which were hens and one is a rooster. The hens should start laying around December 16th - 18th. Let's see if they keep up the good record of being on time.