I got the squat!!!!

[lizrndiver]

Okay so I have a BR pullet that adopted us over the summer. I have never really known how old she is. I even finally met the girl who hatched her and she couldn't remember when she hatched the egg.

I figure she is about 18 weeks old now based upon comparing her to other chickens with ages I knew. However, she is supposed to be the largest hen of my group when full grown and she is still smaller than my 14 week old Buff Sussex.

Last week I noticed she was starting to grow her waddles and her comb was getting bigger. I also noticed a slight increase in their redness. I made DH help me try to feel her pelvic bones (no luck...all I feel is feathers, feathers, and more feathers).

But tonight after I had left them out to free range a bit, I was rounding them up and when I went to grab her she squatted!!!

I know this is nothing definitive, but I am excited to think she may start to lay soon!!!


Liz

 

[artsyrobin]

they are so funny when they do that! yep, will be laying soon, got any pics of her to share?

 

[lizrndiver]

I just have some old ones. I will try to get some newer ones this week. I should be doing that anyway just to show how they all are changing.

Liz

 

[PatS]

I have a female or two that do the "Groucho Marx walk."
Is that what you mean by squat?
It happened when I scolded a 12 week-old female -- she did the funny Groucho walk. No other laying behavior yet.

 

[artsyrobin]

if you reach towards them, rather than move away they flatten down on the ground, easy to pick them up too...

 

[faykokoWV]

We call it "tub thumping"

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

My Cuckoo Maran tries her darndest to avoid the chicken squat. She will run, and jump and fly, but if i time it just right, she'll get caught, and she'll squat... and then I have her!

 

[Happy Chooks]

chickensducks&agoose :

My Cuckoo Maran tries her darndest to avoid the chicken squat. She will run, and jump and fly, but if i time it just right, she'll get caught, and she'll squat... and then I have her!

My buttercup does the same. She hates being handled.

lzrndiver...........Congrats! Eggs are coming soon.​