First Egg Countdown

[AlienChick]

They'll get bigger.

After three weeks of laying, mine are still laying the small eggs.

They just haven't gotten the memo that size DOES matter.

 

[the1honeycomb]

WHAT is the egg squat!!??? I have heard others talking about it but never seen it I don't believe!!
My Americauna started laying bright blue eggs 7 days ago the others should follow suit I hope!!

 

[BrynnRDH]

Yippee!

Our first egg, laid by Opal the EE. She is two days shy of 20 weeks. She started squatting just a few days ago and yesterday I saw her going in and out of the nest box a few times. Yesterday I also gave them tuna and bought some crickets at the pet store for them. Must have done the trick! My money was on the BO who has been squatting for a week now, but no dice. This afternoon I also heard the SS sing the egg song, but I think it was because there was a cat under the porch.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Squatting is when you reach for them and they hunker down and their wings go out a bit. It's submission to the rooster (you) for mating.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats Nerd and Brynn!

 

[Barnmaradotte]

Anyone ever get a picture of the squat? I just tried for an hour. Ain't happenin'. The "best" one just looked like a 4yr old hitting a hen. I'll try in the morning when she seems to stay squatted longer.

 

[ronott1]

Yippee!

One of my Australorps laid the first egg today! They are 22.5 weeks old. I bought them from Cackle Hatchery as an Urban Farmer five pack.

The egg on the right is the pullet egg:

This is Sienna, She probably laid the egg:

Now I will be waiting for my Hatchery RIR chickens to start laying. They are 16.5 weeks old.

Ron

 

[N&MSchroeder]

Congratulations!

It's beautiful!

 

[CarolJ]

Congrats to everyone who got their first egg today. My 7 pullets are approaching their 23-week mark - and still no eggs. My son teases me that they're all really roosters.

 

[ChicksterJo]

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Don't have a picture but you will KNOW it is the egg squat. I tried getting them to do the infamous egg squat before they actually did it but the first time they did, I knew it was the egg squat. They go down a little, both legs bent like yours would if you were doing a squat, and their wings go out to their sides (slightly) and are quite stiff, like the chicken is trying to balance very hard on a tightrope. Then if you try rubbing or scratching on their back close to their tail, their butt/tail will go up a little. Maybe I'll try to document a picture because every time I reach for my two layers now, they squat!


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Just a little longer!! Don't think about - don't even check the nest boxes anymore - and then BAM! You'll have your egg. At least that's what happened to me