Constipated broody hen, please help

[Farm life101]

Hello fellow chicken keepers!
I have a hen who went broody a week ago, She has been in a separate enclosure from my other girls, sitting on her eggs for 4 or 5 days now and I haven't seen her poo except for one little poo I found in the nest area. I gave her a few small pieces of bread with olive oil and flaxseed on it which I read that would help. Since she is on eggs I can’t really remove her from them for a warm bath so I put a warm rag on her fluff area to try and help relax her muscles. She is an older hen and hasn’t laid in a while so she not egg bound. Also she seems like she’s trying to poop but can’t as all that came out was a little bit of liquid. She has food in water right in front of her so she is still eating and drinking and she is still responsive when I come to see her. It’s currently night so I’ll check on her in the morning but if she’s still not pooping what should I do?

 

[sourland]

Move the food and water away from the nest so that she has to leave the nest to access them. Otherwise she will likely defecate in the nest and spoil the clutch. If she is not leaving the nest, I would remove her daily so that she gets exercise and has the opportunity to defecate.