Do all hens begin squatting before they will start laying eggs

[tabary]

Of my six hens, three will squat when I come up close to them. Of these three, only one is actually laying. Can I expect the other hens that are squatting to start laying soon? Also, I was curious... do all hens begin the squatting maneuvers before they start laying or will some hens begin laying eggs without taking up this new behavior?

 

[ceeceeholt]

Some of mine did and some didn't. I have several breeds, so I can't say that WL do this more then BO or another breed, but I did find that the pullets without a Roo sqautted a lot more then the ones where there is a Roo present. My younger girls have been laying since Jan. and they still squat when they see me coming My EE's have never squatted for me though.

 

[Fierlin1182]

They do tend to squat around the time that they begin laying, it's a good indicator, although some never start squatting. The squatting stops after a while, when the hens start to get old.

 

[Happy Chooks]

No, not all of them will squat. Very few of mine squat for me anymore, as I have roosters.