Wow! This theory blows me away! Never thought egg-binding would have anything to do with non-fertility of eggs, but what an interesting and distressing explanation. My chucks live together as compatibility allows. I never know who's mating and who's not or which eggs might be fertile and which aren't. I have three gravid girls right now. How awful to think they might be in trouble already, just b/c they may be carrying infertile eggs. For awhile I thought the stress of group living might be a cause of egg-binding, though MANY clutches have been laid in a crowded situation. One of the two girls I lost passed after a pregnancy spent in private quarters. Pretty frustrating. What a huge relief it is when I look in a cage and find a skinny, thirsty female who's again successfully deposited her eggs.

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