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That's exactly where I found it when I had one with peritonitis. She had a lot of fluid in her though. It's perplexing.

OMGosh. Was the cooked egg yoke in the abdominal cavity or attached to organs in the body? Because that would mean she was an internal layer. The abdomen usually gets enlarged and full of fluid (that's the peritonitis). However, sometimes the yoke is absorbed and you've bought some time. I...

You fought valiantly my friend. Rest in peace little chicken.

By the way, when I probe, I can generally get my middle finger all the way in. I'm female with average size hands but long fingers. I wanted to give you some idea how far in you should be able to probe in there. If she's got something in there, if she's anything like the hen I have right now...

When is the last time you probed her? Keep in mind you don't have to give her a bath to do it. Yesterday I took mine in the tub and did it no bath other than cleaning up a messy bottom afterward. I wonder if a little Prep H would help?

I've got one right now laying soft shells. I think I told you I pulled part of a shell out of her a few days ago. Yesterday, it was a complete shell less egg. It's weird. It's like her egg chute is all a bit twisted up so I have to move my finger around in there quite a bit to find the...

You can use a dropper with water and a splash of gatorade. Drop mixture on top of the beak. It'll flow around down into the beak where all she has to do is swallow. Keep doing it and see if you can get her beak to move indicating that she is swallowing.

Does she have a big swollen abdomen (I'm just wondering if there's peritonitis)?