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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    Felt her belly and everything seemed normal. No swelling and no egg from what I could tell. She wouldn't let me near her vent but based on other comments, I'm starting to think she might be broody. Going to keep a super close eye on her for a few days just to be safe but I wanna avoid putting...
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    I just checked on her again and sat with her for a little while. Her tail actually doesn't seem droopy anymore and her wings are definitely fine. Some other comments said they separate broody hens but I don't really have the space to do so and she seems less stressed with her flock so I'll...
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    They don't seem droopy. Based on everything mentioned, if I don't feel an egg, should I put her back in the coop? My main concern if she isn't egg bound is that she won't eat or drink and just spend all her time in her nesting box.
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    The temperature here has been all over the place. Yesterday was in the 60s, today 80s, and last weeks 90s. I'll try feeling between her legs. Easier said than done though lol. She's very skittish and hates being held let alone being touched on her stomach or vent.
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    Also, if she is just broody, should I still keep her out of the coop? I'm worried that she won't eat or drink if she has access to the nesting box.
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    Do broody hens tend to not lay while they're broody? This is my first time owning chickens so I'm still learning :)
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    Me too. Yesterday I thought maybe she was just broody since she was acting fairly normal but her tail has been worrying me today.
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    Not planning on it unless she really needs the epson salt to relax her muscles. I didn't force it since she was resisting and I didn't wanna cause more stress.
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    I read a lot of things saying that it's good to give egg bound hens ACV water. Could you explain further? Not doubting you just confused. Don't feed treats super often besides fresh fruits and vegetables around once a week.
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    I think my hen is egg bound. Everything I'm trying hasn't helped

    My easter egger hen who's a little over a year old hasn't laid any eggs yesterday or today and I'm worried she's egg bound. She was spending all day in a nesting box and her bottom was moving up and down. I figured she was probably egg bound and wanted to observe her closer so I brought her in...
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    Sapphire Gem missing a bunch of fluffy butt feathers

    Thank you for the advice!
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    Sapphire Gem missing a bunch of fluffy butt feathers

    I spent time watching them this morning and didn't notice them pecking at her. They did have to spend a lot of time inside their coop and run the past month or two because of bad weather so they could've gotten bored during that time and messed with her. I let them out today and gave them some...
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    Sapphire Gem missing a bunch of fluffy butt feathers

    No. That's all bruised and has scabs. In that picture it's also a smaller patch of missing feathers than on my girl. That's what's weird about it. She doesn't have any of blood or bruising so it doesn't make sense that it was from pecking unless it's healed and It happened a while ago before I...
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    Sapphire Gem missing a bunch of fluffy butt feathers

    No it doesn't really look red but it could've been if it happened a little while before anyone noticed. I gave them some scrambled eggs today so if it's lack of protein maybe that'll help. They also hadn't been out of their run into the yard in about a month (because of weather and it being...
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    Sapphire Gem missing a bunch of fluffy butt feathers

    So today one of my family members were watching our 5 girls and noticed that Edith, our sapphire gem, was missing a big patch of her fluffy feathers on her backside Here's all the info: 1) Sapphire gem, 9 months old, normal weight 2) Acting normal but missing a bunch of her fluffy butt feathers...
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