Did I just see the egg squat???

[wordgirl]

I guess I'm not sure if she did, but...I was just outside and found our loves-to-leave-the-flock-and-explore pullet by our shed. When I went over to try to catch her, I quickly lurched for her, hoping she wouldn't run. She didn't – she squatted down, with her wings a little away from her body. Was she just startled, or...was it 'the squat?'

 

[tay26]

Sounds like it is to me!!! Mine just started doing this exact same thing recently and it would startle me everytime but now some are laying! Congrats and hope you get some nice eggs

 

[wordgirl]

YESSSS!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited!

 

[ranchhand]

Not so much the "laying egg squat" as it is the "ready to be bred squat".

 

[wordgirl]

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Uh...does it still mean she'll lay soon?

 

[Chicklette]

Yes, I think so, mine took about a week from the first squat. I just had another one start squatting yesterday, so hopefully we'll have more eggs soon too! It's nice to be able to pat them too.

 

[mxpres]

if her comb and wattles are turning red,,very possible in the next week or two she will lay,,,

 

[chickenshagg]

That is the same squat that my hens take for their Roo. They will also do that when I go to pet them or pick them up!

 

[Maryallison]

Neato!

So now I know what to look for!

 

[wordgirl]

Let me go and see if I can get a pic of her and let you look and see if she's close. She is an eighteen-week-old Gold Link. She's my sister's chicken, and a very pretty little girl. She's the most 'gold' of the goldies.

ETA: Uh, never mind...the camera's dead.