Waiting on Eggs

[Jverdian]

My girls are 251/2 weeks old. I’m wondering if it’s too late in the year to expect eggs due to shorter and shorter days. My spotted Sussex, Dottie, has been squatting for about 3 weeks. She also enters the nesting box 1 or more times daily and fits on the golf ball I have sitting there. Her comb and wattles are a bright rosy red. I thought she would lay s couple weeks back, but still nothing. Could she be egg-bound? Is she going to wait until spring? It just seems she shows every sign, but still nothing.

 

[DobieLover]

She may be trying to expel a shell-less egg. Two of my pullets started out with a shell-less. One of those two laid a second shell-less after three perfect eggs.
Sounds like you'll get some eggs this year.

 

[aart]

Could she be egg-bound?

Probably not...they act pretty darn sick when truly egg bound.
Could be a softie, could be she's just working up to it slowly.
Never hurts to take a good look back there, make sure there's nothing obviously wrong with vent and belly(form below vent to between legs) is not swollen.
Might as well check her points during the exam:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/