How do you know when they are getting ready to lay?

[ed4281]

My first girl layer her eggs on schedule without looking to miserable and the eggs just showed up one morning. My other girl is 50 days past ovy and she looks bloated and miserable when should she lay? Pretty soon?

[ed4281]

Please ignore the spelling I'm trying out tappatalk and I don't really like it.

[snakesRkewl]

In the last 2-3 days typically the eggs will drop towards her tail making her look like she's about to unleash a huge load.
Which of course she is

[snakeparadise]

whatch out she is gona blow


She laid that night 4 huge beautiful eggs

[Homegrownscales]

Females will lay 30 days after prelay shed. Are you sure she ovd? Did she do a pre lay shed yet?

[ed4281]

Her last shed was May 12th.

[snakesRkewl]

Females will lay 30 days after prelay shed. Are you sure she ovd? Did she do a pre lay shed yet?

Typically 26 to 34 days, 30 is just an average.

My first clutch this year dropped on day 27 after prelay shed and I've had them drop on day 33 too.