Possible stuck egg

[Kelleycantrell]

I have 2 six month old Silkie hens that have both laid many eggs so far. About 10 days ago both got broody and have been hanging out in nest boxes. I pull them out to check on them and all has been fine until today. Or maybe I failed to notice it before. But one has an egg size bump on front several inches below head kinda on breast bone area. I can wiggle it around but it is hard like an egg.
Could it be a stuck egg? Seems like an odd place to me. Beat picture I could get by myself.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Not an egg there. Is it a very full or impacted crop, maybe?

 

[Kelleycantrell]

Not an egg there. Is it a very full or impacted crop, maybe?

Yea, blew my mind that an egg shaped mass would be in that area. I finally stumbled on a Google hit about the crop. Gave her a bit of oil and massaged it gently. Will check her again in a bit. Thanks so much!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Impacted crops are no fun. Be sure to withhold food and check it first thing tomorrow morning, too. It should empty completely overnight.

 

[Kelleycantrell]

Impacted crops are no fun. Be sure to withhold food and check it first thing tomorrow morning, too. It should empty completely overnight.

Thank you.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Let is know how she is. I went out today after this thread and checked on my broody Silkie's crop and her feet. I realized I haven't done that lately.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Yea, blew my mind that an egg shaped mass would be in that area. I finally stumbled on a Google hit about the crop. Gave her a bit of oil and massaged it gently. Will check her again in a bit. Thanks so much!

Be sure to keep a check for lice and mites at all times but I've read they're more prone to them while they're broody. My Silkie hen is broody right now too. Sounds like it's a popular Silkie broody time, but then again, that's all the time, right. Gotta love a Silkie

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@Kelleycantrell crop should be more full at bedtime and flat/empty first thing in the morning before food and water. I've noticed that my Silkie hens crop is more slow while she's broody. I wonder if that's normal? I do find that within a couple of days, I'll find her crop flat in the morning.
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@Eggcessive

Is it normal for the digestive system to slow somewhat during the broody period? It seems like that would make sense, but only to a certain extent.

 

[Eggcessive]

A full crop would be normal in the afternoon or evening. Check her crop early in the morning to see if it has emptied overnight. An empty crop is normal in the morning. But my broodies sometime have slow crops that may feel full and boggy, but without an odor of sour crop. It must be because their metabolism slows during a broody spell.

Edited to say that Heather and I were thinking the same thoughts, LOL.

 

[Kelleycantrell]

Thank you all for the information and replies. I really appreciate it. Brought her into the house tonight so I could keep a better eye on her.