Egg bound or not?

[Woodchick]

Yesterday one my hens (6 months) was showing all the symptoms of being egg bound but I saw her squat and lay a soft shelled egg and afterwards she continued to show symptoms. I gave her a warm bath and she perked up but no egg came out. Can a hen be egg bound and still lay an egg? (Maybe get squeezed out around it) She has been laying soft shelled eggs for weeks. All the other hens are laying really nice large hard shelled eggs. I'm really worried about her today if she is showing signs I will try another bath. I'm very nervous about hurting her by going in the vent.
So...I guess my question is can she be egg bound even though she layed a soft shelled egg?

 

[ChickMagnet207]

Not usually, She needs extra calcium like oyster shells and apple cider vinegar in her water to help with calcium absorption.

 

[Woodchick]

They all have oyster shell available at all times. They free range from 9-7 but I have feeders for them all day. All the others are laying perfect eggs.
We have been having thunder storms every afternoon and was wondering if maybe she gets stressed out about them.
Yesterday it was raining really hard, 5 of the girls were under cover and she was just standing squaty like in the pouring rain.
Today she seems fine. But I'm only getting 4 eggs. Tomorrow I am going to leave them in the coop and run and check on them regularly to see what's going on with the eggs. I'm finding evidence every morning of a soft shelled egg that has been eaten.

 

[ChickMagnet207]

If their is extra calcium available and she is still laying soft it usually means she is not absorbing the calcium properly try Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar in their water 2 table spoons per gallon and see if that helps (make sure you have plastic waterers because the vinegar will react with the metal feeder). Also, She may be on the bottom of pecking order and the other pullets are not letting her get the extra calcium.

 

[Woodchick]

Thank you, I will try the Braggs.