Egg Bound?

[Mousiebby]

Our Maran has been laying for a few weeks now. For the last 4-5 days shes been acting weird. Sitting in her box all day. Literally screams when the other chickens go near her. Her vent looks fine. shes gotten 3 warm epson bathes and i even put some olive oil in her vent to assist if she had an egg. No egg yet and shes still sitting in her box. Shes eating and drinking fine.

 

[sourland]

Sounds like broody behavior to me.

 

[ChattyChickens4Life]

Could she be broody? That sounds like you might have a broody hen.

 

[Chickassan]

Does she puff up when she screams? Do an experiment, im going to get scolded for this suggestion so in advance im sorry lol! Stick your hand in the box and see if you get pecked. If she's puffing, screaming and pecking she's broody.

 

[Mousiebby]

Does she puff up when she screams? Do an experiment, im going to get scolded for this suggestion so in advance im sorry lol! Stick your hand in the box and see if you get pecked. If she's puffing, screaming and pecking she's broody.

She doesn't peck. She does puff up though.

 

[Mousiebby]

Could she be broody? That sounds like you might have a broody hen.

She's only 5 months and laid a handful of eggs. They go broody this young? Theres nothing under her either...

 

[Mousiebby]

Sounds like broody behavior to me.

This young? Without an egg to sit on?

 

[sourland]

Broody hens do not need eggs to go broody. Hormones are in control, and some just have a stronger reproductive instinct than others.

 

[Chickassan]

She's broody, I've got one too that has never laid one single egg but she's still broody.

Broody hens do not need eggs to go broody. Hormones are in control, and some just have a stronger reproductive instinct than others.

 

[Mousiebby]

Broody hens do not need eggs to go broody. Hormones are in control, and some just have a stronger reproductive instinct than others.

Ahhhh man! Is there anything I can do to stop it?