I've got a 3 yo Andalucian Blue hen that appears to be egg bound. She is a light-bodied chicken and often ranges out of our coop, so I noticed right away yesterday morning that she was "off."
I feel what seems to be a large egg in her abdomen. I soaked her for 30 minutes yesterday, gently...
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Question for you with experience keeping ducks-- is it cruel to keep ducks without a pond? We've had a nice flock of chickens (mostly egg-laying varieties) for the past several years. At one point, before what we refer to in our family as The Great Chicken Massacre of Aught-six...