jesschicken24 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) I know one of the signs that a hen is ready to lay her first egg is that their wattles and comb get bigger and go a darker red. However, being a Silkie she hasn't got a comb and her wattles are black but I have noticed Hedwig's wattles are looking bigger. What do you think? Edited September 8, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryHen Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I haven't got Silkies ( wish I had they are sooooo cute!) but I noticed with Doris, who started laying yesterday that over the last week her wattles have got really large as did her comb. Are your silkies doing the 'squat' when you try and stroke them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 No signs of squating yet or nesting but if larger wattles on a silkie is a sign, I hope I won't have to wait too long for other signs. Fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Put a little camera in the coop this morning so I could see what the girls were up to when they went in. Didn't have to wait long for Hedwig to come in, push one of the others off the nest, sit herself down and start arranging the bedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Hahaha, big brother is watching you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 I might try and post some of the videos later, are there any rules about posting links to videos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hedwig layed an egg! Woohooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Jeeeh! Good job Hedwig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryHen Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Go Hedwig!! All of mine are laying now and I've had 4 double yokers too; Grizelda layed one yesterday, it was double the size of her normal eggs, no wonder it took her an hour to lay!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Look another one! I'm pretty sure this one's from Hedwig too. The others don't look quite as mature, though they are catching up fast. They aren't crouching either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Go Hedwig!! All of mine are laying now and I've had 4 double yokers too; Grizelda layed one yesterday, it was double the size of her normal eggs, no wonder it took her an hour to lay!!! Lucky you! Especially with the double yokers, the yolk is the best bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Clever Hedwig. It looked like a big egg compared to the size of your silkie ? All eggs are fab and I'm very Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesschicken24 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Three eggs today, so I guess they are all laying - wooohhoooo! The eggs are starting to get a little bigger too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
