Egg Bound? Now no eggs?

beckah1

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May 8, 2013
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Hello.

One of my Americaunas was laying in a hidden nest on Sunday (we found 12 eggs and took them all...I didn't realize I should've left one). I got one egg from her on Tuesday. One of the dogs disturbed her while she was laying in a box on Friday (boy was she MAD). On Saturday she was standing around with her tail straight up in the air. I knew something was off, I just figured she was laying a misshapen egg (due to the disruption).
When she let me pick her up I knew she really didn't feel well. I was moving her into isolation. She had egg white dripping out of her. As I was prepping a waterer, she laid an egg.

The outside was thin and there was no "yolk". There was a complete egg inside of it.

She hasn't laid an egg since. She isn't standing still, she joined the flock right after that egg was laid. She's been roosting/free ranging on Saturday/Sunday. I've had them on lock down (since she's not the only one hiding eggs) Monday, Tuesday, today. No blue eggs (hers are blue with little bumps).

Do you think she's alright? I was told she was 2 when we got her (& her flock-mates) in January. Perhaps she's done laying?

Experience appreciated. Sorry if this is a silly question.
 
sometimes if they are disturbed they can go out of lay. just make sure she isn't laying internally. nothing dripping from the vent. if she is showing signs of being egg bound you can try giving her a calcium pill and a warm bath to relax the muscles you can use a bit of key jelly to help luberciate her vent. some say lash eggs like the one she laid could be a sign she is stopping lay but it really depends on the chicken. sometimes they lay strange eggs like that then there next eggs are normal. I've read laying slows down quite a bit as they get older but some don't stop. they will surprise you with an egg or two every now and then. you will just have to wait and see if she's going to continue to lay. just make sure nothing is gong on like binding or internal laying.... could be she's just off for a bit because of the interruption. this you will just have to wait and see. I wish you the best and good luck to you!
 

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