Egg bound or First egg?

[crosbygroup]

I have 4 pullets and 2 of them started laying eggs today. A third pullet is acting funny, she is panting and went back to her roost midday. This evening she is walking around a little but stops and rests. She is still panting some, her tail is low and she kind of squints her eyes and holds still for 5 minutes at a time. Do you think she is egg bound or could this just be a difficult first egg?

 

[CoopCrazy]

I would guess its just because its her first time... A few of my girs did teh squat before they finnaly layed... I would keep an eye on her and maybe give her a few treats for the extra calories she must be burning...

 

[HeatherLynn]

You might also go ahead and start looking up on the forums what to do for an egg bound hen just in case. Warm bath I know is one and someone mentioned putting a bit of oil on the vent but you would need to verify that. This way if it is worst case scenario and she is egg bound you are ready and maybe can be a bit more proactive before she struggles too long. Just an idea.

 

[3goodeggs]

I spent the day wringing my hands with worry when my first girl was trying to lay. Finally i decided to leave her and Ma nature to it. I would run out for every egg song... na-da. then the following day, I got the egg.
Then i emailed everybody.

 

[crosbygroup]

Good news! It was just her first egg - everything is fine now. She is running around with all the other girls.

 

[3goodeggs]

Whew!...and then she'll have to go through it all again tomorrow! I hope it'll be easier on her!

 

[crosbygroup]

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I hope it is easier on all of us.

 

[mo puff]

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Melissa