She Squatted!!!!!! How long until she lays?

[firstimechickenowner]

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OH YEAH.. that's a real squat..

Sweeeeet! Thanks, for some reason, you confirming it makes it feel even more real...

 

[firstimechickenowner]

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Oh noooo! I hope I don't have to wait that long!!

 

[magicpigeon]

My Light Sussex started squatting about 2 weeks before she started laying at 40 weeks. Her eggs are pretty huge though, so I suppose the wait was worth it

 

[firstimechickenowner]

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So, 8 days after the 1st squat and we have a beautiful little egg!

So since 1 of the other girls starting squatting around the same time, we are expecting her to lay her 1st egg any day now...
It's amazing how you can read their body language and know they are going to lay.
'Wilma' our 1st layer today was trying to nest in some grass while they were out free ranging this morning, so I picked her up and put her in 1 of the nesting boxes and she started to sing the 'egg song'. Very shortly after, she jumped out and there the egg was..

 

[ItsAZOO32]

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So, 8 days after the 1st squat and we have a beautiful little egg!

So since 1 of the other girls starting squatting around the same time, we are expecting her to lay her 1st egg any day now...
It's amazing how you can read their body language and know they are going to lay.
'Wilma' our 1st layer today was trying to nest in some grass while they were out free ranging this morning, so I picked her up and put her in 1 of the nesting boxes and she started to sing the 'egg song'. Very shortly after, she jumped out and there the egg was..

AWESOME!! I now have 3 of 5 laying ... It's a wonderful feeling!

 

[ItsAZOO32]

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So, 8 days after the 1st squat and we have a beautiful little egg!

So since 1 of the other girls starting squatting around the same time, we are expecting her to lay her 1st egg any day now...
It's amazing how you can read their body language and know they are going to lay.
'Wilma' our 1st layer today was trying to nest in some grass while they were out free ranging this morning, so I picked her up and put her in 1 of the nesting boxes and she started to sing the 'egg song'. Very shortly after, she jumped out and there the egg was..

OOPS... sorry for the double post

 

[MarinMama]

one of my ee squatted for me on friday! she is 17.5 weeks old so hopefully i will get some eggs soon

 

[firstimechickenowner]

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So, 8 days after the 1st squat and we have a beautiful little egg!

So since 1 of the other girls starting squatting around the same time, we are expecting her to lay her 1st egg any day now...
It's amazing how you can read their body language and know they are going to lay.
'Wilma' our 1st layer today was trying to nest in some grass while they were out free ranging this morning, so I picked her up and put her in 1 of the nesting boxes and she started to sing the 'egg song'. Very shortly after, she jumped out and there the egg was..

AWESOME!! I now have 3 of 5 laying ... It's a wonderful feeling!

It sure is a wonderful feeling, if anything it is more exciting now that we know its all happening!! We want to build another coop and get some more now!

I'm oin to go and look for your first egg pics...

 

[Kbloomenrader]

I have 4 black sexlinks that are 23 weeks. They have been squatting for at least the past 3 weeks, and still no eggs. I'm starting to think my girls are barren!

 

[jgoodin]

Hi everybody, I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering who was still waiting for eggs, or how long the wait was for those that now have eggs?? Thanks