Egg bound?

JamminCats

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Apr 13, 2020
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I have a one-year-old Rhode Island red that won’t leave the nesting boxes. She is really broody to begin with but even an hour after taking the eggs she seems lethargic and won’t leave the boxes. I brought her to the water dish and she drink then she slowly walked back to the nesting boxes. She’s kind of hunched over right now and I’m concerned it might be a brown
 

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I know that it's been almost a month, but did she make it?
To check for egg binding, put your finger up her vent -- it sounds weird and uncomfortable, I know, but it's for her sake -- and feel for an egg.
 
She’s back to doing this again. It seems to be recurring issue and this time it’s been about 4 days. SOS. She did lay yesterday but not today
 
Give her some electrolytes and maybe some Molasses Water? We give our goats molasses water after they give birth to just help everything slide right on out 😂 not sure if it’s ok for chickens but ours love the extras and if she is egg bound it may help an egg to slide out
 

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