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One of my hens had symptoms of being egg bound. I tried everything recommended online but she died so I decided to see how many eggs were in there since her abdomen was so firm and full and yet there was not meat on her breastbone. To my surprise, there were no eggs at all but she was FULL of...

Two nights ago one of my hens slept on the coop floor rather than the roost. I did not expect her to survive the night, but when she did I tried to find the problem and I noticed her lower abdomen is very firm and her breastbone is protruding (meaning, not much meat on her). She is a small...

My flock of 19 hens of various breeds known to be good egg producers suddenly dropped from 12-14 eggs/day to 3-4 eggs/day. This started last fall so I attributed it to the shortening days and put a light on a timer to extend their daylight hours. That did not help, so when things still did not...