How to know when my chickens are going to lay

[Kaybug137]

My pullets reached 6months this month, and I'm waiting for the egg, My pullet who is a White Rock, has been acting strange today well all my pullets are, Shes digging alot kicking the hay around and the dirt, Her face is red and her comb has grown out, a long with her waddles, she seems to be making a good bit of noise today. does this mean she is fixing to lay her first egg?? How can I know when shes fixing to lay her first?

This picture was taken a few days ago, her face seems more red today,

 

[Angie8eggs]

She looks ready! My leghorn was acting the same way, two days before she laid her first egg, she sat in the nesting box, fluffed it up, made lots of noise, in then there was the egg!! It was like looking at my first pregnancy test!! lol I was so excited, ran out screaming and clucking like a chicken!

 

[Angie8eggs]

Do you have any golf balls or plastic eggs around? Put them in the nesting box and put her in them, maybe that will help her out some. I did that so she would have an idea, but sometimes I would find the balls or eggs scattered on the floor! That also helps them not pecking at them to if you find yourself gone throughout the day, not being there in time to get them. Some people have a problem with their chickens wanting to peck at their eggs. Hopefully tomorrow you will have an egg!!!

 

[Kaybug137]

She laid it around 9 something this morning~ Small little egg IT was amazing<3 She didn't sing the egg song though. just like was ''Holy crap I just pooped an egg!'' then she tryed to peck at it I stopped her. Her name is Angel by the way : ) I just had that gut feeling she'd be the first to lay.

 

[Kaybug137]

Will their combs and waddles always get pale before they lay? And do I have to give oyster shells right away, parents are a out of money for I think a few weeks.. What can I give her until we can by some layer feed and oyster shell?

 

[7L Farm]

Get out the bacon >

 

[Kaybug137]

Should I be expectin it today???? X3 I hope so<3 It'd be like awesome ~ Finally get what I been waitin for 6 months x3 since we have so many eggs from the store wonder if parents would let her lay on it.

 

[Kaybug137]

I do not have a golf but I do have tons of easter eggs xD but we are going to have to make a new nest box, old one is falling appart D: gonna need major help pronto DX Other then the digging around alot and lots of odd noises, what else do I need to look for when she is getting ready to lay??

 

[Lewbylew99]

I reckon she is getting ready to lay, Either Tonight or Tomorrow! She is making that noise because she wants to find a Nest and she cant just leave her too it and she will. Shes probaly going more red because the egg is getting closer to being layed, My chicken made alot of noise and she layed about 1 hour later. She might lay outside or inside the coop if you Free range them, But if you dont Free range them she will hopefully lay inside the sleeping hutch, Its completly normal if she does lay outside the hutch!
Goodluck with your first egg,

(If im too late at replying and she already has layed then tell me, LOL
Hope this helps you,

Lewbylew99

 

[bwalden]

I put fake eggs in the next boxes a few weeks ago for my 5 month old welsummers. I was getting one or two eggs a days on the ground. The nest eggs worked. I'm up to 6 or 7 eggs a day now. I ordered them from Murray Mcmurray.