At 12:15, I was out in the yard and heard Teckla (Black Australorp, just over 1 year old) in the nest box, making distressed noises and straining. I decided I'd give her 10 minutes, and went in to review egg binding symptoms and treatments. She lays quite large, so I was concerned.
After 10 minutes, she hadn't laid the egg, but she was quiet and no longer straining, so I decided I'd give her 10 more minutes and then go in with the oil to see if I could feel what was going on.
About 5 minutes later, she finished up in the nest box with a perfectly normal egg and sang the longest, loudest egg song I've ever heard from her. So proud of herself!
(Now Norska's in the nest box, but I don't know what she thinks she's doing -- she laid earlier this morning.)
After 10 minutes, she hadn't laid the egg, but she was quiet and no longer straining, so I decided I'd give her 10 more minutes and then go in with the oil to see if I could feel what was going on.
About 5 minutes later, she finished up in the nest box with a perfectly normal egg and sang the longest, loudest egg song I've ever heard from her. So proud of herself!
(Now Norska's in the nest box, but I don't know what she thinks she's doing -- she laid earlier this morning.)