How close is my Buff Orp pullet to laying?

[bacibeau]

Hi everyone! My Buff Orps are 15 weeks old today and one of them looks a little more mature than the other so I'm hoping she'll lay eggs soon. She kind of does the squat thing but I read online that she doesn't necessarily have to squat to be laying eggs. Does anyone have any idea how long until she starts laying? Any help you could offer would be great!

Here she is (the one looking at the camera haha):

 

[Silviaschicks]

Have you seen her checking out the laying boxes? You can also measure her pelvic area with your fingers, @aart has a diagram on how to do that

 

[bacibeau]

Have you seen her checking out the laying boxes? You can also measure her pelvic area with your fingers, @aart has a diagram on how to do that

I haven't really seen her check them out but I'll keep looking because we only opened them yesterday haha. We forgot that we'd shut them off because we didn't want them sleeping in there . Ill check out the diagram about measuring thanks so much!!

 

[Disheygirl]

Have they started doing the squat around you? They kind of go flat and put their wings up and out a little and their tail fluffs up. It’s quick and they usually do it when you are close to them. That’s the “I am fertile” squat and once that happens, a week or two later they lay.

 

[aart]

@aart has a diagram on how to do that

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Happy hen lover]

Their close but I think comb will become more red.