I usually lurk along here in this group as I don't have much to say having only had my five girls since april 2011.
I want to send thanks to the group. Without y'all, I wouldn't have realized one of my girls was eggbound. And if--by chance--I would have understood it, probably would have panicked. Instead--even though it was scary--I brought Esther in to warm her up, checked her belly, felt the stuck egg. Meanwhile, the quasi-spouse oiled his finger and tried to move the egg from its "stuck place" with little luck. When he went to check for info online, I massaged her belly and then couldn't really feel the egg any longer. We put her outside and within 5-10 minutes, she'd passed the egg. :)
The wonderful thing is how she was so understanding of the whole process while we poked and massaged, though I was cooing at her the whole time. So, thanks so much.
My question: with the little light left here this time of year (I'm in WA state) I think it's normal that the girls stop laying almost entirely. The quasi--now a bit shell-shocked from the eggbound situation--is worried that the little to no eggs we get is because other girls are eggbound. I laughed a bit but said I'd ask. Is it normal if they lay NO eggs until the light returns?
Thanks again.
Renée in WA
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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