19 week old chicken seems egg bound

[kevin2929]

hello! I have a young flock 19-20weeks old. None have started laying yet but one just started acting weird, almost looks egg bound.

She is waddling around and keeps laying down. She seems to be fine besides that. I'm wondering, can a chicken become egg bound on their first egg?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I had one hen act that way for about 24 hours before she finally laid her first egg. I've also had a first time pullet prolapse trying to lay an egg without a shell. Keep an eye on her and see how it goes. Sometimes it can just be those first sensations, and feeling of the egg being formed that can make them act off, and sometimes it's an actual problem. Problems aren't common, but they do happen.