Help for a friend

[redsoxs]

Hey all...I have had good luck with my birds from a health perspective. Today a friend emailed me that she was having a problem with one of her hens. I don't know what's up but hope you might??? Thanks in advance! Here's what she wrote:

I have a chicken question. One of our hens has not been laying for several days, we know this because she always lays on the floor in the same place. She has been sitting there for long periods of time but then no egg. She is getting really fat. Does that mean the eggs are building up inside? If so what do I do?

Ideas???

 

[ChickensRDinos]

What breed? Is she getting "fat" down around her bum and lower half or up about her chest and front? My first thoughts are egg binding or a serious crop issue. Hard to say.

 

[redsoxs]

I was thinking eggbound as well - I have relayed your questions to my friend. Thanks, ChickensRDinos!