- Mar 23, 2012
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I have a RIR that is about 6 months old. She started laying eggs a few weeks ago & had no problems. She always went to the coop & laid in the nesting boxes. Two days ago, I noticed a white balloonish looking thing coming out of her vent. It ended up being a soft egg shell that had broken open. I put her in warm water & she passed the rest of the egg, yolk & whites included.
She was tired & a little off for the rest of that day. That night, she slept outside of the coop on a perch (still safely in her caged run). The next day, she perked up & seemed back to her old self. However, she's spent the last two night outside of the coop.
Then today, she seemed to be frantically searching for a place to lay. I carried her back to the coop & after some encouragement from me, she got into the nesting box. She sat for almost an hour, came back out to forage, but there wasn't an egg.
I've read about chickens being egg bound, but she isn't showing any of the symptoms.
Any advice? I'm really worried about her.
She was tired & a little off for the rest of that day. That night, she slept outside of the coop on a perch (still safely in her caged run). The next day, she perked up & seemed back to her old self. However, she's spent the last two night outside of the coop.
Then today, she seemed to be frantically searching for a place to lay. I carried her back to the coop & after some encouragement from me, she got into the nesting box. She sat for almost an hour, came back out to forage, but there wasn't an egg.
I've read about chickens being egg bound, but she isn't showing any of the symptoms.
Any advice? I'm really worried about her.
