My 5 year old Barred Rock hen has been struggling for the past week and a half. Her abdomen was growing and I suspected that I needed to drain her. I ended up not having much success with that. Talking with a friend and going over her history, I finally remembered that Sue, the hen in question, had broken membrane hanging from her vent on two occasions. I treated her with Baytril both times. She's also passed some small bits of lash material twice. All of this was at least 6 months ago, maybe more. For the past week and a half she's been feeling unwell but continues to be the first one out in the morning and although she's eating only small amounts, she has continued to eat and drink. Her posture was beginning to change, she was doing more of the penguin walk, and her abdomen was getting more firm. I decided that I couldn't let her continue to suffer. Well, this morning she walked down the ramp with more eagerness than I've seen lately, and she went straight for the food. Her posture and overall appearance look quite a bit better so I checked the coop and found this very large (for her, as she's a petite BR that's always laid pullet sized eggs) lash egg. It weighed in at 2.5ozs. I'm thinking another round of Baytril is in order. Anything else? I know her outcome isn't great but I'd like to keep her little fluffy butt (or what's left of it since I've trimmed her butt fluff to help in my draining attempts) around for as long as possible. I don't care if she lays eggs again. She eats Nutrena All Flock Pellets and Nutrena Hearty Hen Pellets. The only treats are occasional apples, bananas, or grapes, and dried black soldier fly larvae. Treats are given sparingly and in small amounts. Thank you for any input 
Pardon my brain f**t 
