This is a little different to the usual egg-binding in chickens and may need to be managed differently. I have read that if a hen ‘hangs on’ to an egg instead of laying it, occasionally it can move and get lodged within their intestines (1, 2). Initially I suspected she may have eaten something bad as my chickens free range and occasionally find yucky things to eat, or had coccidiosis, but after checking her vent and palpating the abdomen I could feel there was a large egg sitting about 1 – 2 inches down inside her cloaca through a thin membrane. Her legs and wings moved freely and easily when I gently manipulated them, her gape was clear, crop was soft, and she had no signs of parasites or offensive smell coming from anywhere. I performed a head to tail check on her and couldn’t see any signs of trauma or obvious disease.
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