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If anyone is still unsure of what it looks like when they squat.....do not fear.....I promise, you'll know it when it happens.
If your chickens squat down, and walk at the same time as you pet them, THAT'S NOT SQUATTING.
When a hen squats, she'll freeze, and hunker low to the ground.
Everytime I put one of my hens in that situation, I give them a firm back scratch (simulating as much of a rooster as I can bare to think) and then watch them walk away and ruffle their feathers. Someone on here posted as to why they ruffle their feathers afterwards....for the same reason some women believe in laying upside down aft..........nevermind. /img/smilies/big_smile.png
After my chickens squat, and I give em a firm back scratch, they walk off looking for a cigarette./img/smilies/wink.png
Ok.... so now I know as well. Today one of my gals came at me in the yard which she never does, and pecked my foot and looked up at me and "yelled". I didnt know what to think. I thought she was mad at me because she never does this. She "yelled" at me again and so I bent over and talked to her but this didnt help either and she pecked me harder. Finally I reached out to give her a little pet and she practically laid on the ground and froze. I pet her back several times and she popped up and walked away all puffed up. Shes only a bit over 17 wks and I haven't even started them on layer feed yet. So now what?
Got our first egg today! so tiny and cute!
Yay! yep... sounds just like what my lady was doing. Eggs for you soon!My RIR squatted for me yesterday.
She was acting funny, hanging around the coop while the others were out in the yard (they typically all stay in one group or in pairs)
And i caught her hanging out in the nest boxes, all three of which are suddenly 'bowled' up shavings wise.
Then she started going over to the fence and climbed up a rock and had me worried she was gunna try and jump up over the fence so i went to get her away and she squatted.
Picked her up and double checked her wing is still clipped nice and short.
Later in the day she made a very unique squawking 'song' a few different times, that i had never heard before. Not sure if that's gunna be her egg song or what.
But no egg as of this morning.
Keeping my fingers crossed. I just bought 18 eggs Saturday.