Met an old timer at the feed store who showed me how to check for egg binding in 10 seconds

I was at Tractor Supply in Springfield last Saturday picking up oyster shells when this older guy saw me staring at a list of symptoms on my phone. He walked over and said "stop guessing and just feel her vent, it's right there." He showed me how to gently press below the tail to feel for a stuck egg, no internet needed. I had been stressing for two days about my Buff Orpington acting weird, and it turned out she just needed some calcium. That tip saved me a vet bill and probably the hen. Has anyone else had a random stranger at a store totally fix your chicken problem?

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emmasmith49m ago

Honestly, "check for egg binding" sounds like you're overcomplicating a hen that just needs more oyster shells.