Egg bound hen refusing to lay eggs?

[LaFleche]

At this point I would just let her be with her flock and monitor closely to notice when it is time.

When one of my own hens suffered from sudden rupture of the oviduct, I could feel hard shelled eggs in her underbelly. But as there was no way to get them out, I just let her run with her flock for about 4-5 weeks longer until she had problems running and showed signs of discomfort/pain.
Antibiotics would not have helped this condition.

A home necropsy revealed and confirmed my prior suspicion/diagnosis.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Wonderful information- thank you. I am still fairly new to chickens and had never heard of a lash egg. She does not seem to be in a lot of pain. The only symptoms that she is showing are lack of eggs being laid as well as being more lethargic than the other hens. She is still eating and drinking normally, if not better than the other hens. The last thing I want to do is keep a hen who is suffering alive, but I don't really think she is in all that much pain. Would it be worth it to try to give her antibiotics, or is it too late for that? And if I did treat her, would she be able to live a somewhat normal quality life as a non-laying chicken?

At this point I would just let her be with her flock and monitor closely to notice when it is time.

When one of my own hens suffered from sudden rupture of the oviduct, I could feel hard shelled eggs in her underbelly. But as there was no way to get them out, I just let her run with her flock for about 4-5 weeks longer until she had problems running and showed signs of discomfort/pain.
Antibiotics would not have helped this condition.

A home necropsy revealed and confirmed my prior suspicion/diagnosis.

I agree.

Unfortunately often there's not a lot that you can do. I'd let her be with her flock and monitor.

I understand it's frustrating, but I've not found much that helps in these situations. Leaving her with her friends is helpful to her unless there comes a time she's being picked at by the others.