I have a few questions!!

[Bullardmama3]

i have a flock of 5......2 splash Wyandottes,2 lavender Orpington
S, and 1 Golden laced Wyandotte.
1St question...
My lavender Orpington is about 15-16 weeks old, and she was standing with her wings out a little and squatting her butt down the. She would stand up....getting close to laying??
2nd ?? One of my splash was dizzy and stumbling backwards so I separated her and her her electrolytes and probiotic in her water and gave a couple doses of antibiotics...she seems fine now it has been 6 days....when can she go back with the rest of her flock?

 

[RonP]

Are the birds suffering from heat?

 

[Bullardmama3]

Are the birds suffering from heat?

No not at all.....it’s like 73 here and breezy, have access to water constantly, have shade and sun,

 

[rosemarythyme]

The squatting can be an indication that she's nearly ready to lay. If you don't have your next boxes set up/opened up yet, get them prepared. All of mine started laying within about 10 days of squatting onset, but it can take longer than that.

 

[Bullardmama3]

The squatting can be an indication that she's nearly ready to lay. If you don't have your next boxes set up/opened up yet, get them prepared. All of mine started laying within about 10 days of squatting onset, but it can take longer than that.

Yes I have them set up.....I’m very excited!!!! Will be my first eggs!! Hopefully

 

[TheTwoRoos]

When squatting you should expect eggs within a week or else usually,that’s what I experienced.Even with older hens coming back into lay.

 

[PouleChick]

Ohh I'm glad I read this - I didn't know there would be hints that eggs were coming soon! Mabel is now 19 weeks and the other 2 are 17 weeks so hopefully won't be long! The weather is warming up well here and the days are getting longer I think in my climate where we only have short spells of very cold weather and not every year autumn / winter chicks are great as they are getting ready to lay as the weather is working with them! I shall be on the look out for squats