Just spent a while going through all these posts reading other member's trials and tribulations while waiting for the "first egg". Nice to see others sharing their experiences, as we have 7, 17 week old chickens. 2 barred rocks, 2 SLW, 2 Colombian W, and 1 GLW. We are trying to be patient .... but we "think" we witnessed the anticipated squat and have noticed red waddles, as well as a lot of chatter from particular hens. The weather here in upstate NY has been a bit fickle with some nights being 30 degrees F and other nights being below 0, so we are sure that doesn't help. But we are keeping our fingers crossed!
