what clues are there to know when a chicken is going to start laying eggs

[JIGGLYPUFF]

my chicken has been laying in the bottom of our chicken coop all day long and i wanted to know if that is a sign that she is going to start to lay eggs since she is already 23 plus weeks old

 

[subhanalah]

Do you have a nest box for her?
Could she be ill?

 

[JIGGLYPUFF]

well we did make her a coop but no nesting boxes

 

[subhanalah]

She needs a nest to lay in!

 

[JIGGLYPUFF]

so make her a nesting box

 

[subhanalah]

Here's my girl trying to lay an egg. She's practicing and claims the fake egg is hers.

 

[JIGGLYPUFF]

so i should put a fake egg so that she can practice laying eggs

 

[subhanalah]

I put the fake egg in the nest so she knows it is a safe place for eggs.
I don't know why she's practicing like that...probably to drive me batty.

 

[subhanalah]

She may be laying in the yard if she's allowed out of her coop since she doesn't have a nest already provided for her.

 

[JIGGLYPUFF]

lol thanks for the advice