I think my hen squatted!!! Do you?

[LoreenH]

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I thought the same thing

 

[galanie]

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I thought the same thing

I was about to post something about a roll in her wing. Glad Im not the only one with a warped sense of humor.

Yep, sounds like the OP's hen did the egg squat for sure. It's something you read about a hen doing and then when you see it, then you understand. Only without the roll.

 

[ChickenPeep]

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[ChickenPeep]

Oh, i have another question. Will a hen's comb reach full size by the time she lays her first egg?

 

[galanie]

Usually, no. Like their bodies, most will get yet bigger after they start to lay.

 

[ChickenPeep]

okay, Thanks everyone for your help!!

 

[Wildflower_VA]

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I have six australorps hatched the same day. The highest on the pecking order matured way faster than the rest and the bottom pullet was WAY behind, so when the top pullet started laying on July 24th, she had a large red comb and wattles, and the bottom girl's were just starting to turn pink and they were still very small, so I didn't expect her to lay for quite a while. The other girls started laying soon after, but I was still shocked when only 16 days later I got six eggs from six hens, so all six are laying, even the one much smaller in size, with small comb and wattles, which are still not very red.