eggbound but pooping

  1. Sparrow-Song

    Egg-bound hen not responding to Epsom soaks, seeing yolk dripping from vent—advice on further steps?

    I feel like I only get on this site with emergencies these days, but unfortunately it seems when it comes to chickens it doesn’t rain but pour! My hen (Olive-egger, 3 years old and as of a week ago the last survivor of her batch, background mycoplasma and survived my first-timer bumblefoot...
  2. valesmichelle

    Hen Molting or Egg Bound?

    Hello, We have a Black Australorp hen who is approximately 1-1/2 old and is molting. She's lost features, has a lot of fluff, and new pin feathers coming in mostly on her back and wing area. Yesterday, we noticed her not acting right. Our first thought was she is going broody because she was...
  3. T

    rescue chicken after attack, acting egg bound but still pooping, won't eat..

    Where do I even start... I have no history on this hen. We rescued her from a neglectful owner who allowed her chickens to be attacked multiple nights in a row. This poor girl was scalped and literally watched her entire family get killed. We rescued her at least 5 days after the attack. She...
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