Ready for laying?

[Zantechick]

Hi im a fairly new chicken mummy. Just wondering how to tell if my golden comets ( 4months) are readying for laying just thought because kellogg the cockrel is mating with them , does he know? think their squatting (or some are)their combs are now obvious and quiet red but not as red as hetty my older girl already laying .

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Check the space between the pointy pelvic bones. If it is more than 2 finger width, laying is imminent. If less than 2, you aren't close to getting eggs.
4 months is very early. Sexual maturity is earlier between winter solstice and summer solstice. After summer solstice, maturity is delayed.
I'm betting you have at least two weeks to go if not a month or more.

 

[Zantechick]

Check the space between the pointy pelvic bones. If it is more than 2 finger width, laying is imminent. If less than 2, you aren't close to getting eggs.
4 months is very early. Sexual maturity is earlier between winter solstice and summer solstice. After summer solstice, maturity is delayed.
I'm betting you have at least two weeks to go if not a month or more.

Thanks maybe they wait to lay me an present for my birthday in may

 

[aart]

Is the cockerel also 4 months old?
A 'good' cockerel might know they are not ready to be mated, but many do not.
Males become sexually 'mature' a couple months younger than females.
If he keeps tormenting them, you might want to separate him to give the girls some peace.

Here's some tips on how to tell:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Zantechick]

Yeah the've now started laying xxx