laying

[heidiboo]

i am new to keeping chickens i have 12 warrens they are 22 weeks old please could anyone tell me when they might start laying eggs
thanks

 

[debilorrah]

They will start laying any minute now.... You can pet the hens down their back and give a light squeeze at the base of their tails, where their hips are and if they squat down, it will be any day now.

 

[BawkinOnTheBench]

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Well ... not always. I have 2 that are laying that have never squatted. And I have one that used to squat but doesn't anymore.

 

[caralouise1974]

My BO is hilarious - she not only squats for me but also does this fantastic little stamping dance and shakes her little head from left to right! Absolutely hilarious!