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I appreciate that. I don't think she's ready for that either, but I definitely need to find something to keep her on to help her! Trial & error.

What do you typically look for when you realize it's time? 🥺 I would truly hate nothing more than to know she was suffering! Currently, she's still drinking & eating (like a picky toddler). She mustered up enough energy to escape the henspital I had set up for her. I guess it was getting close...

Unfortunately I can't get a good picture. The whole area is covered in feathers. 😕 It's a good sized area though. I circled it in red. You can see from the picture I took via my henspital camera, she looks very round & unhappy. 🥺

Yes! I will get a picture in just a bit!

That's her eyelid. She's enjoying her warm bath & taking a nap as I hold her!

Just an update, I gave her some extra calcium (pill form) & we're now on the second salt soak for today. I still do not think she's egg bound. I can't feel an egg.. but it doesn't mean that there isn't one! I'm keeping her separate from my other chickens in a cool, dark-er place that's nice &...

I will try to get her some extra calcium in the morning!

I'm not sure that's what it would be though. She's been through this before.

But... they don't recover from that, right?

She's almost 3!

I don't really keep up with who lays what egg.

Hey y'all, This summer I had a hen, Big Mama, that got very bloated. Her tummy was really squishy.. but at the same time, hard? Her tail was drooped & she just kind of "slugged" around. I posted about her & got loads of great advice. We chalked it up to the heat (come to find out the coop...