18 week old mixed breed squatting

[PippinTheChicken]

My youngest hen, Vision, has started squatting. She's a mixed breed (I was told on here that she's part Brahma) that is 18 weeks old. Isn't it too early for her to start laying?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They can start squatting weeks before they come into lay.
You can check her pelvic bones to see how close she may be.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Mrs. K]

And there is no point in worrying about what you can't change, her body will know when it is time for her to lay. But from the color of her combs and wattles - I would think she is 4-6 weeks from laying.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

And there is no point in worrying about what you can't change, her body will know when it is time for her to lay. But from the color of her combs and wattles - I would think she is 4-6 weeks from laying.

That photo is from last week. Her wattles have grown a bit and are slightly redder !

 

[Mrs. K]

When they are cherry red, deep tomato red, then count 3 weeks.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

She laid her first egg today!