Two squatting! And slowly driving me mad...

[Uzuri]

Now one of my Javas has joined the Wyandotte in the squat -- and she's better at it, and shakes it off afterward, too

But no eggs yet. I think they're conspiring to drive me mad on this. I fully expect no eggs this week, but expect to see a third hen squatting on Sunday. If they play the game correctly and string out their squats, they could have me committed before I run out of hens

 

[fldiver97]

I feel for you, two of mine squatted for weeks before the first egg came....I kept checking the yard, the coop......when Louise finally started laying,she used the nestbox and so far I never had an egg outside of the box....Lola has been squatting now for almost 2 weeks but....Maybe we can get adjoining rooms at the funny farm????? Or infiltrate the secret chicken radio so they can't conspire..

 

[mags2009]

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Why don't you expect any eggs this week???? My girls started to squat in the last couple of days, I WANT AN EGG!!!!!!!!

 

[Uzuri]

I don't expect them because I'm SURE the hens are pulling my leg

Fldiver -- I'll look for you when they take me away

 

[newchicksnducks]

Say it isn't so! My Black Australorp has been doing the chicken squat, complete with tail switch to the side, for the past 2 weeks. My Dominique started last week. Don't tell me to expect another girl to squat this week without the gift of an egg soooon! Both are 21 weeks old. I only have one layer for the past 3 weeks, a 26 week old EE. Her two sister EE's, also 26 weeks, are not with the program yet - no eggs from them! I never realized when I got chicks this spring that I'd be gaining so much...patience! lol

 

[LynneP]

Gently stroke the long muscles of the back- it calms them and when they lay they will allow you to do that in the next box and lay a little faster...

 

[The Chicken People]

You are all sooo close! I have an abundance of eggs! Not to mention a friend brought us duck and chicken eggs last night!