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post #1 of 3
7/15/12 at 8:57am
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I would like to know if a egg can get cought in a hen when trying to lay and is there anything i can do to get it out ?

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post #2 of 3
7/15/12 at 10:07pm

This problem is called being egg bound. Warmth helps, or it did with my hen. I took her in and had her in a box with hay before the fire and left her too it. She passed an egg by the next morning. I took her home on my knee on the quad so don't know if the mile long trip had anything to do with it. haha

59 Shetland sheep (+34 lambs), 4 Shetland ponies, 10 Ixworths and 14 mixed breed chickens (+14 chicks), 8 Shetland ducks (_ 1 duckling), 3 Muscovies, 1 Border Collie, 2 cats, 5 goldfish, more to come.

All named, full of character and loved dearly.

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59 Shetland sheep (+34 lambs), 4 Shetland ponies, 10 Ixworths and 14 mixed breed chickens (+14 chicks), 8 Shetland ducks (_ 1 duckling), 3 Muscovies, 1 Border Collie, 2 cats, 5 goldfish, more to come.

All named, full of character and loved dearly.

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post #3 of 3
7/15/12 at 10:19pm
Look up egg bound on BYC, there is TONS of info on it.

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Jest the frog here; The UN-official comic relief of BYC!
Slave and defender for: 1 horse / 1 AGF/OEGB roo / 6 serama hens& 1roo / 2 gamey-mutt hens and Missy my "special needs" hen.  I LOVE my feather-kids!

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"ASA California State Rep"

Jest the frog here; The UN-official comic relief of BYC!
Slave and defender for: 1 horse / 1 AGF/OEGB roo / 6 serama hens& 1roo / 2 gamey-mutt hens and Missy my "special needs" hen.  I LOVE my feather-kids!

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