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Update on my egg bound hen. She was egg bound 6/30, laid a lash egg 7/14, laid 2 extremely soft shelled eggs within a 12 hour period on 8/8 and laid a regular, full sized egg, on 8/14! Now to see if she will continue to lay! After the lash egg (did not contain any pus, when cut open a bit of...

This morning I found a lash egg - pretty sure it is from Buffy- the one who was egg bound 2 weeks ago. Guessing this gal will not lay again....

Thank you both. If Buffy never lays again, that is fine with us, our hens are also our pets. She is definitely acting normally right now. Anyone else with egg bound experience?

Hi, Buffy, our Buff Orpington (just turned 2 years), was egg bound last Saturday. I gave her electrolytes, soaked her in warm water; then while drying her in a towel on my lap heard something that sounded like she pooped. Nope- laid the egg in my lap! The egg was surrounded by egg yolk. The...

Fun topic- I came on here to ask the same question! I got a "Chicken trivet" from my brother-in-laws. It is hand crocheted from Canada. I foresee it getting a lot of use in our kitchen!

I've been buying Modesto Milling Layer crumbles for about a year. Pet Food Max in San Jose carries it and now An Jan in Santa Clara does as well. (25 lb bags which is great for my 3 girls.) Both stores had pretty old feed the last time I went to get it- 2 months or more old. So I grabbed some...

Thanks- Sure would be neat if her full size eggs were as dark as that tiny one!

Thank you! Just looked those up- yep- betting it was just a misfire in the system. There was a speck of something in the white- that could have been tissue. thanks again -Jerie

Could hot weather cause a yokeless egg? Found this today. The one next to it was her egg from 9/2 (53 grams)- hasn't laid the past 2 days - and today this 16 gram yokeless egg. It was very gelatanous. We have had very hot weather for the past 4 days- high 90's to 110 - and staying very warm...

To add to Abriana, once my broody stopped being all fluffed up and acting broody, I let her out and watched to see what she would do. First time she headed for the coop- back in the breaker till the next day. Next day- no issue- started grazing with the other gals, didn't go to the coop till...

Chicken George to- Never knew that! Did see a comment about the color of their legs changing as they got older. so much to learn! thanks!

Congrats! Took 2 1/2 days for my black australorp. Wish I had the breaker set up when she first went broody- spent 3 days doing the "pull her out of the nest box routine"!

Best of luck to you! The key for me was to make sure the broody cage was elevated so that cool air got under and to her belly. I had it on bricks - at first she just laid down on the cage floor- same "broody" position. So I put the bricks on their side - more air- she climbed up on the little...

You made me laugh! Thanks!- I had not seen anything about eggs changing colors! Was so surprised when I went out yesterday- there it was. My husband says- "who laid that???" We are so use to 2 brown eggs and one green. thanks again!

I played the "pull the hen out of the next box" and "block the box" for a couple of days - no help she did whatever she could to get back in there! Then I got a wire dog crate- put it up on blocks and her in it - 2 1/2 days and she was all done with her broodiness. No eggs from her for 17 days...