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Kelly didn't make it. We took care of her as best as we could in her final hours, but she has sadly passed. She will be missed, but I hope she knows in some way that she was loved.

Parents won't be back until tomorrow night. I've been giving her water every once and a while. She seems to be awake now and is moving around. Or at least, trying to move around. Poor dear is having a hard time standing...

Thanks. It looked like she was trying to push out either poop or an egg which was why we thought she was egg bound. Nothing has come out yet, but we have been checking her abdomen and she looks fine there.

We don't have a lot since we are not sick that often. All I can find is things like Tums, Claritin, Pepto-Bismol tablets, a PRO Vital C-LD bottle, Sudafed, Gas Relief, and Advil.

This is incredibly heartbreaking for all of us, but we respect your response. We will still look after her and do our best, but if we do lose her then we will miss her so much.

We have had two cases of egg bound chickens in the two years of having them, but this feels different. It could be another matter, but I want to be sure. This morning, my little brother brought to attention the fact that one of our girls was acting off. She was puffed up like she was egg bound...