Chicken squating when i stand over it

[savilcr]

I have one white leghorn that will not run from me and just crouch down on the ground like its scared anytime i walk over it. anyone seen this before? it squats down and has its wings about an inch above its back?

 

[CrestedGirl]

My female hens do that sometimes, It looks like they are in a position for a male to start mating with it!

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Maybe she's looking to get bred? Lol. No, seriously she might be.

 

[Tres Amigas]

Awww! She's acknowledging your dominance and giving you the "signal."

One of my girls also stomps her feet really fast, as if to say, "Hurry up, already!" Soon and very soon, you are going to see the eggs...!

 

[Desert Rooster]

It means that she is VERY close to laying eggs, you should have eggs from her within the month.

 

[aggie9296]

That would be the "egg squat." Several threads on here about it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=213840

 

[ARose4Heaven]

It is how a hen responds to the rooster. She thinks you are the big boss come to get "friendly". Just give her a pat and walk on.

 

[bgelber]

She is giving you the signal for mating. I have a black sex link that comes running everytime I go out and will not leave me alone til I "pet" her

 

[Quesse]

Oh man, so that's what my hens are doing?

I was worried it was some kind of fearful reaction. Don't know whether to be flattered or not.

 

[Kat's Silly Chickens]

My 4 layers do that all the time, I just scratch their backs and they are fine. Mine follow me all over the run and coop. I just figured it was natural to do after they started laying.