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My six month old cross hen has not moved today and has not laid an egg for three weeks. Is she egg bound? What can I do? She is not eating either.
 
Could you take a picture of her it might help a bit. If she hasn't laid in three weeks she could be taking a break or be laying some where else but a picture might tell what's really going on with her
 
It would be best to post this in the Emergencies/Diseases subforum.

Is her crop full or empty? If full, is it hard or squishy like a water balloon?

You can try putting her in a warm Epsom salt bath to soak and giving her a crushed up Tums to eat if she will.
 
Mosey2003 said:
Good point, Molpet, I hadn't thought about "cross" meaning Cornish Cross. Water belly would be quite likely.
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Only thought about it because it's in the meat bird forum. Although any bird could get it, and not much to do about it...😥
 
Thank you everyone. I will feel her belly. She is so fat, I hope I can tell. Should I have her humanely euthanized?
 
Loosly said:
Thank you everyone. I will feel her belly. She is so fat, I hope I can tell. Should I have her humanely euthanized?
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She would feel like a bag of water if that's what she has. You can take a syringe and draw out the liguid regularly. But I would put her down.
 

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