Who is Laying.....and Who is Not? Butt Check!

Good article, I like that it gives explanations in multiple ways - the skeletal diagram, the cartoon drawing, the linked video. Does a good job of explaining it well enough that I feel like I, as a newbie chicken tender, could use this.

Very informative article Aart!

Easy to read and understand. Since my pullets are now within the laying age range, I check this article out (and their butts) frequently!

Really helpful an informative!

This helped a LOT! My young Orpingtons are all laying. One of them lays a LOT of double-yolked eggs, maybe 2 a week, but it's slowing down a bit. I even had one triple-yolk!! There's still the odd shell-less egg, so I've upped the amount of toasted eggshell available. They don't seem to like powdered calcium supplements & no oyster shell is available here.

Thank you - great article, very informative.

Very helpful! When you have several pullets the same age it’s hard to tell who’s doing what. This is one reason I have a flock of mixed breeds laying various colored eggs. That limits the variables!

Very informative! Love the diagram.

Very informative accurate and easy to understand, thank you from Bda.

Thank you
Everything explained very well makes it easy to follow the directions and understand what you’re looking for or not looking for . Very much appreciated.

Now I just need you to come do it for me! lol.

My silkies are about 7 months, excited for the eggs to come

Excellent article and the video is super helpful.

This article is spot on! I had no idea what was going on in my coop! The hay was being thrown everywhere, taken out of the nest boxes, the floor was all scratched up...I was starting to wonder if there was fighting going on at night...but today I found my first egg! However, I didn't know the two were related until after reading this article-Thanks!

Thank you so much for this! Have been waiting for what seems like forever on eggs, but now I know how to check if we're getting any closer to time! Illustrations and video were very helpful!!

Good description of their behaviour a week or so before they start laying.
My Dutch bantams allways come to get a back-cuddle if they are laying and there is no rooster in the flock. The Millefleur de Tournaise do not (flightly character)

Meanwhile, eggs everywhere, some of them can be rather funky looking, soft or thin shelled, huge double yolked eggs.

Yes, and fairy eggs too.

this is the best help and most clear explanation. Thanks again Aart!

easy to understand and helpful - thanks!

This is what I got taught to do here in Spain. It's considered more reliable then comb colour etc once you've had a bit of practice.
Very easy to when the chicken is roosting at night I've found.