Thanks dawg53.
I also found this in my searches that seems possible. The liquid that drained from her vent into the steaming water almost coagulated like egg.
This condition is sadly common in hybrid hens. It is known as "internal laying". Basically the egg yolk is produced but the oviduct...
I took some poo to the vet and had it checked for cocci and worms but nothing was found. So...
Not an egg
No worms
No Cocci
No signs of mites or lice.
Her feathers looked great with some thick down. The vet did mention another local vet that specializes in birds and they are seeing problems...
I just lost another hen, second one in a month to what appears to be egg bound. Yesterday she was fine out in the yard with me and today she is dead, I have been treating her all day with warm baths and sitting above steam but she lost the battle.
Symptoms.
At dusk she was found resting on...