- May 19, 2013
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I noticed this morning that my Rhode Island Red hen was standing like she was going to lay an egg. Nothing too suspicious. I go out a few hours later and notice that there's no egg. I'm scared she could be egg bound. A friend of mine also suggested she may just be broody.
Right now, when she stands up her tail points downward, and when she lays down she's fluffed out more than normal. She's still eating her normal feed, and she also ate some dried meal worms. I haven't seen her drink anything, but she could've just not been thirsty? She still clucks like normal but normally she squaks every once and a while and I haven't heard that at all. Her comb looks like normal... I think. She does still walk, but only but only when I'm in close proximity to her... Otherwise she just layes down.
I tried to feel both sides of her vent to see if I could feel an egg. There was a bump that felt like it could've been a horizontaly turned egg, but could it have just been bones?
I moved her into a pen in our garage because its dark and warm, and that's what they say to do if your bird is egg bound. Is she egg bound? Broody? Worms? Something else? I've included quite a few photos to help with diagnosis.
Right now, when she stands up her tail points downward, and when she lays down she's fluffed out more than normal. She's still eating her normal feed, and she also ate some dried meal worms. I haven't seen her drink anything, but she could've just not been thirsty? She still clucks like normal but normally she squaks every once and a while and I haven't heard that at all. Her comb looks like normal... I think. She does still walk, but only but only when I'm in close proximity to her... Otherwise she just layes down.
I tried to feel both sides of her vent to see if I could feel an egg. There was a bump that felt like it could've been a horizontaly turned egg, but could it have just been bones?
I moved her into a pen in our garage because its dark and warm, and that's what they say to do if your bird is egg bound. Is she egg bound? Broody? Worms? Something else? I've included quite a few photos to help with diagnosis.
