Egg Bound/ Struggling to Lay

[Chickens_and_Cats]

Hello,
Today is Sunday for reference ahead...
On Thursday and Friday my hen layed as normal herself but the eggs had blood on them - we thought this may just be a small cut internally which may heal.
On Saturday she was very separate from the other 8 in the flock, her vent was swollen and she was struggling to pass waste.
I separated her from the flock and my dad and I did a little research, most saying to try giving her a warm bath and massage her abdomen- which we did for half an hour before leaving her in the separate pen next to a heated to rest. An hour later we tried again, coating her vent and passage with vegetable oil before bathing and massaging her again - we could then see that the egg was very close, we wrapped her up in a towel and she had a contraction so my dad assisted her and the egg was finally passed. It seems that she is still having problems with waste and possibly another egg today. If you have further tips including a temporary change in diet etc it would be really helpful!
if this information is helpful, her name is April and she was born around November/December 2019 - her diet is layers pellets, oyster shell grit and grains as a treat.
Thanks,
Chloe

 

[aart]

Were the eggs fully formed with hard shells?
Is her abdomen, from below vent to between legs, swollen up like a water balloon?
Is she eating and drinking ok?
Is it hot where you are?
First thought is to give her some extra calcium.

When I have a bird that is acting off I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor their intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and their poops. Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.

 

[Chickens_and_Cats]

That’s great, thank you! The egg was fully formed, I think her abdomen is normal, she has started eating more again today but was only drinking yesterday and it is around 20/25 degrees celcius here, thank you for helping, it is much appreciated!