(of a hen) unable through weakness or disease to expel its eggs.
（母鸡）难产的，生不出蛋的
Example sentencesExamples
If the eggs are not hard enough, they can get stuck and cause her to be egg bound.
An egg travelling sharp-end first through a chicken is also more likely to tilt and wedge, resulting in that sorriest of beasts, an egg-bound chicken.
You can induce the production of eggs in a female by stimulating her, and if they start releasing eggs, there's always the risk of the bird becoming egg-bound, basically an egg stuck in the bird's stomach, and that can kill the bird.
One of my old poultry books recommends holding an egg bound hen in front of the fire!
Definition of egg-bound in US English:
egg-bound
adjectiveˈeɡˌbound
(of a hen) unable through weakness or disease to expel its eggs.
（母鸡）难产的，生不出蛋的
Example sentencesExamples
You can induce the production of eggs in a female by stimulating her, and if they start releasing eggs, there's always the risk of the bird becoming egg-bound, basically an egg stuck in the bird's stomach, and that can kill the bird.
If the eggs are not hard enough, they can get stuck and cause her to be egg bound.
An egg travelling sharp-end first through a chicken is also more likely to tilt and wedge, resulting in that sorriest of beasts, an egg-bound chicken.
One of my old poultry books recommends holding an egg bound hen in front of the fire!