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Update- Billie Joe has been entirely with the other chickens for a few days now. Her condition hasn't changed, but is still acting happy and content. The other chickens aren't picking on her hardly at all :)

Thank you for sharing this. If it's internally laid eggs or what your hen had(or if there is a difference), there's no way I can get the eggs out. This morning she acts the same. I'll have her out with the others this afternoon.

Thank you, I will keep all of that in mind. Tomorrow I'll see how she is and consider having her with the flock for part of the day.

I'd like to clarify, down in her abdomen it is harder to tell if they're eggs, but directly under her vent there is what feels like a very large, shelled egg

She is not in distress, and is eating and pooping normally. There is not an area with a lot of fluid that we can get to or even know of. Are chickens with internally laid eggs typically put down or left to live out their life? I want what's best for her and for her to be happy and with the...

She's not standing like a penguin, but her tail is flat and down with her legs splayed out a bit. For the baths, I have been used epsom salt each time. On hand I have powdered calcium carbonate with D3, would that be close enough to the tablets you recommended?

Here's some pictures:

Hello, I've got a 10 1/2 month old Andalusian looking hen, who feels very eggbound and full, named Billie Joe. We noticed last Sunday afternoon when we'd picked her up. She's been separate from the other chickens in dog crate with plenty of pine shavings, water, and food. Billie Joe circles and...