Strange behavior = eggs soon?

[wxdude99]

My chickens are a week shy of being 5 months old. I haven't had any eggs yet, but my chickens are acting kind of strange. They squawk a lot more when I let them out in the morning, and maybe I'm imagining things, but it looks like their vent area is pulsating. Am I just seeing things? Or is it a sign they are about to start laying eggs? Thanks.

 

[ghulst]

Could be. They sing more when they are thinking about laying. Are their combs redding up? That is another sign.

 

[LynneP]

And are any 'squatting' for you? tap-dancing?

I found mine very loud before the big event, at 16 weeks 3 days...and now at 9 months they're even LOUDER and vain about their eggs...

 

[Kim_NC]

Louder and vain?

LOL...that's funny

 

[My chicken is cuter]

My hen doesn't sing, she is perfectly quiet when she lays her eggs.

 

[cmom]

Some of my birds sing and others don't. When the combs and wattles turn bright red and they begin to squat is a good sign they about to start laying. Most of my girls started laying around 20-24 weeks.

 

[wxdude99]

I'll have to keep an eye on their combs. I have a golden campine that's incredibly loud. I don't have any roosters because of the noise, but she's almost as loud as a rooster when she doesn't get her way.

 

[wxdude99]

What do you mean by squatting? I noticed a couple of them squat down when I reach for them now. They used to run away. Is that what you're talking about? Thanks.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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Mine sings.... and her husband crows.

 

[enola]

You can also check their pubic bones.... When the pubic bones start getting more distance between them, the eggs will be coming soon !