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UPDATE I took her to the vet today. Xray shows swelling and inflammation around her organs. She suspected egg peritonitis but her abdomen is not filled with fluid, but rather inflammation. She gave me antibiotics to give her. I will see if that helps her

Thank you for the suggestion, I will try dulcolax next. I will look into e mailing the video to a poultry vet asap. I was amazed to discover how many "regular" vets have no idea how to medically treat chickens

I have tried giving her an epsom salt bath in warm water for about 20 mins. It did seem to help her for the remainder of the day, but by the next day she was acting lethargic again. I believe she is broody also, could a broody hen be trying to push out an egg she doesn't have?

My barred rock hen has been on and off acting lethargic and just overall not feeling well. She doesn't consistently fit the profile for being egg bound as I have checked her vent and felt no egg. Also she's not rapidly declining in health which from what I understand is the case with egg bound...