EE close to laying??

[schambo]

Do you think Jellybean could be close to laying? She’s only 19 weeks, and very small, but she’s started squatting recently, and spends more time playing in the nest box than my other 19 week EE. Her pubic bones are about a wide finger-width apart, and her vent is quite open and moist. Her face is definitely redder than the other EE’s. My only other point of reference for a point of lay pullet is my 22 week old barred rock who’s been laying for about 2 weeks now, and obviously her comb and waffles are huge and red, so it’s hard to compare an EE’s little pea comb.

 

[schambo]

This is my other EE, Jem, for reference. She’s nowhere near; her vent is like a shrivelled up little raisin

 

[TX Chick Noob]

I’m guessing she still has a few weeks.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Doesn't look very red yet, though that could be the photos. But the fact that she's messing with the nests and squatting and her pelvic points are moving apart are all good indications of sooner rather than later.