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Can you break them?

It could just be heat. My gut us telling me otherwise, but my gut has been wrong! And I'm ultra sensitive to it because I just lost a hen yesterday to the same symptoms. I'd treat for egg binding. Cool ger off. See what happens. I sure hope I'm wrong!

She would have probably passed away by day 3. Reading through everything is making me wonder. I am NOT an expert, but I've seen the same symptoms in 2 of my hens over the years. My guess would be an infection in her reproductive system. That *might* be treatable with antibiotics. I'm going to...

Can you check for a stuck egg? Get a glove, some lubricant, and insert a finger into her vent (not too far - just a 1/2 inch or so). If she's egg bound, you should feel one in there. You can also feel under her vent for an egg.

In your previous post, you said her tail is down. You also said it felt like there was water under her skin where her crop is. She may have sour crop, which is a yeast infection of the crop that occurs when it isn't emptying properly. The causes for this are numerous. However, that in combo...