Battery hen not eating

Has she had any droppings since yesterday? She could have an egg blocking her vent along with the prolapse. Is there any egg-shape to her prolapse? Honey or sugar and water mixed into a paste are very good to help with swelling or edema. Manuka honey is very expensive, but is effective in wound healing. It can days days or a week for some prolapses to stay in once they are pushed in and held. Placing in a dark cage for 16 hours each day, allowing 8 hours for light and eating/drinking, walking around, can help to stop laying temporarily.
She did a dropping when I returned home from the chemist and her crop had emptied I can't feel any egg shaped but she moved a lot off white when a lightly massaged her on day's leading up too today, and only a little today

She is kept indoors. I won't leave her out right now it's cold . But will get her some exercise later :)

It's so good having you all here at such a frantic time :)
 
Can you show a closeup of her vent? Prolapse is pretty obvious if we can see the vent. If she has a prolapse, it should be kept moist with honey or oil, so that it doesn’t dry out. Make sure that she doesn’t have an egg stuck. I do not have any experience with DMSO. PoultryDVM which is not an official vet site mentions it. Here is some reading about prolapsed vents:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/prolapse-vent-causes-treatment-graphic/

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/cloacal-prolapse
I just got her outside for a short while as the weather is turning here. She stops still after a short time and looked cold so I brought her back inside I wanted her to see her besties and they are more relaxed now they have seen her.

I tried too get another picture and made larger it's more visible I so wish I could get the abdomen down :(
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I've decided too use coconut oil in her crop and using the canesten on her vent with honey inside. I have added wet porridge like pellets for her too eat in her box with water at the side. Praying sh improves overnight. She had more of a normal poo tonight. I can't wait to put her back into her coop with her girlfriends
 

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