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Of my four barred rock pullets, three are doing the egg squat and two of those are laying. My husband and I have noticed a difference in how they squat though. The two that are laying flip their tails up in the air when they squat, but the one that is not yet laying holds her tail down against the ground. It would seem that flipping the tail up would signify that they are more sexually mature if you get my drift
My husband and I developed the theory that if tail position when they squat is an indicator of sexual maturity, then perhaps it is also an indicator of proximity to laying, especially since our layers hold their tails up and our non-layer holds her tail down. These are our first chickens, so this theory isn't exactly based on in-depth research. I thought I would throw the idea out there and see what people think....

My husband and I developed the theory that if tail position when they squat is an indicator of sexual maturity, then perhaps it is also an indicator of proximity to laying, especially since our layers hold their tails up and our non-layer holds her tail down. These are our first chickens, so this theory isn't exactly based on in-depth research. I thought I would throw the idea out there and see what people think....