20week old Barred Rock Pullets

[Giersons]

Hello fellow chicken momma’s!

My 5 20week old barred rocks pullets are consistently kicking their ceramics eggs out of their nesting boxes, 4 out of the 5 are squatting, and they are more vocal then ever. All these behaviors started about 2weeks ago.

Could this mean their FINALLY going to lay me some delicious eggs soon!?!

 

[nuthatched]

they're sure to lay sometime between now and eventually. ;]

 

[aart]

Closer than they've ever been!

Yes, that is nearing lay behavior.
Good time to make sure the front lip of the nests is high enough to keep real eggs from falling out of nests.

 

[Flowerfamily]

My BRs are just about same age. One started laying 2 weeks ago, another today. They had been and still are very vocal starting a couple weeks prior to the first egg. I also noticed they were doing a lot of nesting behaviors everywhere, outside dirt, coop shavings, nest boxes. In and out in and out lol.. its like they knew what was to come. For bird brains, I have been impressed how quickly they seem to pick things up.

 

[Mrs. K]

Go down with a serious voice and discuss a bath with carrots, onions and noodles. I had almost given up checking when I got my first egg last week.