My little silkie hen spent half her life being broody and sitting on air in the nest. What I did (I live in Florida) was move her nest into a Rubbermaid storage container on it's side. Now I don't worry about her being inside all the time. She's actually outside with a bit of enclosure-but...
I have often wondered about the metal poisoning. With those galvanized waterers. I had 5, and when they rusted, I quit using them and everyone has a 2 gallon bucket of water that can be seen and refilled and cleaned easily and often. The buckets are about 5 bucks a piece at the feed store...
Jen, Is Kathy a gem or what? Kathy, you go so above and beyond with your instructions, the written directions, and the product dose. You are blessed.
Jen, I like the way this communication in this thread is going.
Good idea to bring her and much less guessing.
I've had one or two in the past that had a blockage past the crop and there's no way to get to that. I had opened one up after death and it looked like the gizzard was impacted, and the intestines had nothing in them.