Unsecure chicken perches

[squidsin]

Goujon, who is the oldest of my chooks at 8 and a half months, did this really weird thing today. Normally she is quite shy of humans - although getting bolder by the day - but this afternoon, she not only let me stroke her, but she went all flat and stuck her wings up and wiggled in a weird way. Is this crouching? Also, she keeps going into the nesting box (followed by my other two nosy pekins, who are not showing any signs of laying and I think are younger than the breeder told me as they still have quite small, pale combs, although they've both bulked up a bit in the month I've had them). Could I be getting an egg soon, maybe?!

[chicken bark]

I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

[Plum]

That's crouching Sounds like you'll have an egg before long

[squidsin]

She laid! My very first egg, this morning - I am THRILLED! Even though I know that's the point of having chooks, it still seems pretty amazing and cool.

[Redwing]

Its an amazing thing when a hen first lays congratulations

 

I often wonder what the hen thinks the first time it happens!

[Chicken Shirl]

Awwwwwwwww lovely. Congratulations.

[chicken bark]

Well done that hen.

[dippy bird]

aww bless! Go girl!!

[Gelbel]

You're probably looking at her to lay within 10 days or so. Not all girls crouch - the vast majority do and it is a brilliant way of telling that the first egg is on its way.

 

Head girl, Cissie, crouches every I 'ask' her. Sometimes she'll just stand still to let me pick her up.

Madge tries so hard not to crouch - and most of the time manages to stop herself.

Ada, "Moi, deferring to a hooman? Not me!!! No way!!! NEVER!!!"

[alex_m]

Congratulations!!!

is she a pure bred? 8 months seems a long time.

[squidsin]

I've only had her two and half weeks - she may have been laying before.

 

All three of mine are pure-bred pekins.

[alex_m]

Ooh lovely.

Congrats again

[Daffodill]

Congratulations- You have given me hope I have 2 hens at 25 weeks and no eggs

[chicken bark]

Congratulations- You have given me hope I have 2 hens at 25 weeks and no eggs

 

I've got one about 30 weeks and no eggs. It'll be a shock when she finally pops one out!

[SusieB123]

Congratulations- You have given me hope I have 2 hens at 25 weeks and no eggs

 

I've got one about 30 weeks and no eggs. It'll be a shock when she finally pops one out!

 

 

I have Daffodils sisters and still no eggs either (25 weeks). Faces on mine are getting very red but no other signs

[chickyhazel]

Crouching is a good sign to look for so keep trying. Their first crouch is often at a really random thing, like reaching over to open the egg port, hoping...