Major squatter!

[Patoot]

Hennie is squatting up a storm! She is laying really low and does it all the time now! Today I shook her tail while she was squatting like another poster suggested and sure enough, she hunkered down lower and then shook me off when she stood up. I haven't heard an egg song yet, but I'm gone at work all day. It doesn't look like she's been in the boxes. However, every time I go check them, she jumps up right next to me to look in too. Sooooo cute! She follows me around like a puppy. The other 3 like me for treats, but Hennie follows me around no matter where I go. I have to watch where I step so I don't step on her...she's up my butt.

I can pick her up now too. I didn't get her until she was over 3 mos and she's a RIR so I wasn't expecting any bonding. I love her! Waiting patiently for my first egg. I wouldn't be that patient, but I have to wait 2 wks after worming them all last weekend so I have 3 more days for the time limit to be up. If she lays before then, I'll probably just take a pic of it and toss it. No biggie. More eggs shall come. Unfortunately, the other 3 seem far from laying if they need to look like her. Two have barely any waddles and one has medium wattles but nothing like Hennie. Oh well. Patience is a virtue.

Bree

 

[Tomhusker]

One of my BR's is like that. You would think I am the Chicken Elvis when I get around her. Sometimes she squats so fast and low it looks like she is fainting. And she follows me around just talking up a storm. I pretend she is telling me how big and handsome I am......

I have a big ego that needs attention sometimes.

 

[bburn]

Okay....I read the neatest thing the other day on here....one lady blew her first egg so she could hang it on her Christmas Tree. I thought that was the best way to celebrate your very first egg. If you can't eat yours that would be a wonderful way to 'save' it!

(you know, poke a hole in both ends and blow out the insides? It is called something and I can't think of what it is called)

Of course I had already made mine into scrambled eggs when I read it! But it was so small I thought when I read that what a great idea! Could have still had the scrambled eggs!

 

[Patoot]

That's a GREAT idea. I'm gonna do that. Thanks!!

Bree

 

[Happy Chooks]

It won't be long now................

And I go out into the yard and have 16 of them tripping me trying to get treats!

 

[Patoot]

How long is it usually? I'm actually not in a rush. Just curious. I wasn't sure if there was a general rule of thumb from the onset of squatting to the actual egg. I'm sure it varies, but I thought you more experienced people might be able to share your experience.

Bree

 

[bburn]

LIke I said...did not see squating before the eggs...see it now. But I have a rooster and I saw breeding for two weeks before eggs appeared.

 

[Happy Chooks]

A week or 2 after they start squatting has been my experience.

 

[MakNugget]

It could be any time really. I've seen squat posts asking the very question only to return later that day with an egg. My BA started squatting a week or two ago and is doing everything it can to NOT produce me an egg just to annoy me. She was just building a nest earlier for a few minutes, only to pop out without making a deposit. Cheeky chook...

 

[IroquoisEgg]

My girl started squatting within days of laying her first egg, same with my leghorn, she did the squat move and then very next day I had a perfect little white egg in the nesting box! 1st egg was last week wednesday, 2nd girl started yesterday! Looks like we're on a roll around here!! Talk about a proud mama!