Buff Orpington's still not laying :-(

My 3 buff Orpingtons are now 29 weeks and still no sign of an egg - is this normal?

Are they the only birds? Free ranged or confined? Diet? Hatchrry/production lines or exhibition lines?
Can you take and post photos so wr can assess physical characteristics ou'd maturity?

I'm attaching a photo that I took this morning. I have 2 hens and 2 roosters. Completely free ranged. Fed pellets and corn and occasionally household scraps.

Alice Always said:

My 3 buff Orpingtons

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Alice Always said:

I have 2 hens and 2 roosters.

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This does not compute.
Having multiple males in the flock can be stressful which can delay onset of lay.
Having even one cockerel(young male) with a group of pullets(young female) can be stressful as they will want to mate before the females are ready.

Bird in pic does not look quite 'red on the head' enough to be laying.
Orps can mature more slowly, especially in the dark of the year(assuming you are in the northern hemisphere), so she's not that far out of range. Average onset of lay for most breeds is 18-28 weeks.

Alice Always said:

Fed pellets and corn and occasionally household scraps.

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What kind of pellets?...and how much corn and scraps? It's good to know the protein and calcium percentages in your feed, they should be on a tag sewn into bottom of feed bag.

Thanks very much for your reply, it was very helpful. I have now removed the two roosters so hopefully that will do the trick! I don't mind waiting but once you said that the roosters' presence may affect their laying I didn't hesitate in removing them. It was always the plan to only have one rooster but I've decided not to keep any of them.

Alice Always said:

Thanks very much for your reply, it was very helpful. I have now removed the two roosters so hopefully that will do the trick! I don't mind waiting but once you said that the roosters' presence may affect their laying I didn't hesitate in removing them. It was always the plan to only have one rooster but I've decided not to keep any of them.

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Young cockerels especially cause a lot of stress...your girl(s) will be happier without them, tho they still may not lay until their bodies are ready and the day light length is sufficient. How many girls do you have?

I only have 2 girls but hope to purchase a few ready to lay pullets this weekend. My choice seems to be Lohmann Brown, Blackrock or Buff Sussex - plan to get 2 or 3.

My two girls seemed happier already this morning! No cockerel to chase them once they emerged from the coop! Feel guilty that I subjected them to stress for too long :-(

Alice Always said:

I only have 2 girls but hope to purchase a few ready to lay pullets this weekend. My choice seems to be Lohmann Brown, Blackrock or Buff Sussex - plan to get 2 or 3.

My two girls seemed happier already this morning! No cockerel to chase them once they emerged from the coop! Feel guilty that I subjected them to stress for too long :-(

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Don't feel guilty......mistakes are part of the learning curve, we've all made them.
Another big learning curve is integrating new birds....I hope you have enough space to make it easier. Here's some tips.

Here's some notes I've taken on integration that I found to be very helpful.......
......take what applies or might help and ignore the rest.
See if any of them, or the links provided at the bottom, might offer some tips that will assist you in your situation:

Integration of new chickens into flock.
Consider biological/medical quarantine:
BYC Medical Quarantine Article
BYC 'quarantine' search

Integration Basics:
It's all about territory and resources(space/food/water).
Existing birds will almost always attack new ones to defend their resources.
Understanding chicken behaviors is essential to integrating new birds into your flock.

Confine new birds within sight but physically segregated from older/existing birds for several weeks, so they can see and get used to each other but not physically interact.

In adjacent runs, spread scratch grains along the dividing mesh, best if mesh is just big enough for birds to stick their head thru, so they get used to eating together.

The more space, the better. Birds will peck to establish dominance, the pecked bird needs space to get away. As long as there's no copious blood drawn and/or new bird is not trapped/pinned down and beaten unmercilessly, let them work it out. Every time you interfere or remove new birds, they'll have to start the pecking order thing all over again.

Multiple feed/water stations. Dominance issues are most often carried out over sustenance, more stations lessens the frequency of that issue.

Places for the new birds to hide 'out of line of sight'(but not a dead end trap) and/or up and away from any bully birds. Roosts, pallets or boards leaned up against walls or up on concrete blocks, old chairs tables, branches, logs, stumps out in the run can really help. Lots of diversion and places to 'hide' instead of bare wide open run.

This used to be a better search, new format has reduced it's efficacy, but still:
Read up on integration..... BYC advanced search>titles only>integration
This is good place to start reading, BUT some info is outdated IMO:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/adding-to-your-flock

Thank you, that's. very helpful!

My 29 week old buff orpington is also not laying yet. Her comb isn't even as red as yours. It's normal - her sisters (easter egger and silkies) are laying, they are free range with organic feed. Everyone and every chicken hits puberty at a different time