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Kaesi2020
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Her behavior since laying the egg this morning seems pretty normal. Eating, drinking, walking, alert. When I feel back where the swelling was last night (in the back and to the right of her vent, behind the leg) I don't feel it to be like a water balloon in just one spot anymore. Could her whole back under area below the vent and between the back legs be squishy due to being overweight? Could that one area have seemed particular water baloony due to the egg formulating? It feels similar in my other hens too, just more pronounced in the gray EE. I'm starting to wonder if her waddling is also due to a weight issue.Now that she's passed the egg, observe her behavior to see if she bounces back to normal. It's possible a second egg is close behind this one. Two back to back eggs often is the cause for egg binding.
If she's still lethargic and squatting or standing weird, it's further evidence of a second egg.
You didn't answer my question about her swelling. Please do so. It will point us in the right direction to help
Thank you.