How big was your EE's comb when she started laying?

[misskes]

None of my hens ever squatted. 2 of mine just started laying. (I have a all age flock). They would never dust bath. Then out of the blue they started bathing. Week later, eggs. Lol

Interesting! The only one of mine that I've seen give herself dust baths is my Black Australorp and her comb has gotten pretty big in the last couple of weeks also. I wonder if there's some kind of correlation there.

 

[ShrekDawg]

None of my hens ever squatted. 2 of mine just started laying. (I have a all age flock). They would never dust bath. Then out of the blue they started bathing. Week later, eggs. Lol

Mine started dust bathing as chicks even in the brooder, at like a few weeks old, and even tried to dust bathe in the dust from the grit container when it ran low LOL

 

[misskes]

Ahh okay. Then it might be a little bit longer. Usually when they squat they're getting really close. Mine would just freeze and squat right there, stopped running lol i just put my hand over their backs

But of course now almost none of mine squat anymore haha guess they realized I'm not a rooster

As soon as I start to reach down they all scatter lol

 

[misskes]

Mine started dust bathing as chicks even in the brooder, at like a few weeks old, and even tried to dust bathe in the dust from the grit container when it ran low LOL

Oh wow lol

 

[ShrekDawg]

Interesting! The only one of mine that I've seen give herself dust baths is my Black Australorp and her comb has gotten pretty big in the last couple of weeks also. I wonder if there's some kind of correlation there.

I think individual birds are just weird, some try to bathe early on, some later then start laying. Idk. Mine were weird maybe lol

As soon as I start to reach down they all scatter lol

Lol awww

Oh wow lol

It was hilarious lol especially since the container i was using wasnt really that big

 

[misskes]

I think individual birds are just weird, some try to bathe early on, some later then start laying. Idk. Mine were weird maybe lol



Lol awww



It was hilarious lol especially since the container i was using wasnt really that big

They are funny little things

 

[ShrekDawg]

They are funny little things

Lol they really are