Oct 8, 2008 #1 momto2 Songster 11 Years Joined May 15, 2008 Messages 115 Reaction score 2 Points 129 Location Northern Maine OK what does this "squat" look like???
Oct 8, 2008 #2 Buff Hooligans Scrambled 12 Years Joined Jun 11, 2007 Messages 12,148 Reaction score 579 Points 311 You'll know it when you see it. It's pretty funny, especially when some hens get real enthusiastic and do an "atomic squat".
You'll know it when you see it. It's pretty funny, especially when some hens get real enthusiastic and do an "atomic squat".
Oct 8, 2008 #3 AllChookUp Will Shut Up for Chocolate 11 Years Joined May 7, 2008 Messages 1,498 Reaction score 11 Points 184 Location Frozen Lake, MN Well, I could explain it, but you'll know it when you smell it. Or step in it. .
Oct 8, 2008 #4 Buff Hooligans Scrambled 12 Years Joined Jun 11, 2007 Messages 12,148 Reaction score 579 Points 311 AllChook - do we need to teach you the chooks and the bees???? She's talking about the "other" squat. Boy, you midwesterners...
AllChook - do we need to teach you the chooks and the bees???? She's talking about the "other" squat. Boy, you midwesterners...
Oct 8, 2008 #5 tiki244 Flock Mistress 12 Years Joined Jan 1, 2008 Messages 8,789 Reaction score 53 Points 321 Location WestCentralWisconsin They crouch down and put their wings out to the side a little.
Oct 8, 2008 #6 AllChookUp Will Shut Up for Chocolate 11 Years Joined May 7, 2008 Messages 1,498 Reaction score 11 Points 184 Location Frozen Lake, MN Hey, I may look dumb, but,.... Well, I guess it goes deeper than that.... .
Oct 8, 2008 #7 Chirpy Balderdash 17 Years Joined May 24, 2007 Messages 3,791 Reaction score 40 Points 394 Location Colorado I like the above two answers! The hen will actually hunker down toward the ground and kinda flatten her body out.
I like the above two answers! The hen will actually hunker down toward the ground and kinda flatten her body out.
Oct 8, 2008 #8 C Chicabee19 Songster 11 Years Joined Aug 8, 2008 Messages 2,585 Reaction score 17 Points 189 Location n/a At least she's not on her back with her legs up in the air.
Oct 8, 2008 #9 CityGirlintheCountry Green Eggs and Hamlet 12 Years Spirit Joined Jul 7, 2007 Messages 6,950 Reaction score 145 Points 311 Location Middle TN
Oct 8, 2008 #10 LynneP Songster 11 Years Joined Mar 21, 2008 Messages 4,746 Reaction score 77 Points 231 Location Centre Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada This might help: