Who is Laying.....and Who is Not? Butt Check!

Thank you so much for this! Have been waiting for what seems like forever on eggs, but now I know how to check if we're getting any closer to time! Illustrations and video were very helpful!!

Good article, I like that it gives explanations in multiple ways - the skeletal diagram, the cartoon drawing, the linked video. Does a good job of explaining it well enough that I feel like I, as a newbie chicken tender, could use this.

I loved this article; read it all the way through and even watched the video. I plan on going outside right now and checking my 4 hens who are almost 21 weeks and only one is laying and egg. All but 1 I've seen doing the submissive squat, however, they have been doing that for about a week now.
Awesome information!!!

My silkies are about 7 months, excited for the eggs to come

Great information! diagram and video very helpful! :thumbsup

thank you thank you

It didn't have the information I was searching for, but it was probably even more helpful than what I might have found. A wonderful surprise.

this is the best help and most clear explanation. Thanks again Aart!

As a newbie to raising chickens (and eggs), I really enjoyed your article, especially the illustrations. When we went from two eggs to five overnight, we did the butt check to see who looked like they had "given birth", lol. Girls who were kinda mean and flighty, were now hunkering down when we walked past them for some love. So we give them all the love they ask for. Happy chickens are great egg layers.

This article is very helpful and included lots of helpful illustrations. Great job

This article is spot on! I had no idea what was going on in my coop! The hay was being thrown everywhere, taken out of the nest boxes, the floor was all scratched up...I was starting to wonder if there was fighting going on at night...but today I found my first egg! However, I didn't know the two were related until after reading this article-Thanks!

This is a quite helpful article if you are wondering which chicken is laying the eggs you are finding - or to assess how soon your pullets may begin to lay.

I am a visual learner so having the clear explanation accompanied by nice images helps clear things up. Great article, thanks for taking the time to provide this.

Really helpful an informative!

I love this article and refer to it often.

Thanks for this, it’s very helpful for us newbs... My gals aren’t quite old enough to even start checking yet, but this will come in handy in another six or eight weeks!

Thanks for the details and of course, the graphics.

Who is Laying.....and Who is Not? Butt Check!

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