Egg bound?

[Niks]

Hi. My Barred Rock is trying to lay her first egg. She’s been constantly digging in the nesting box and has been panting with her beak open for 2days now. I’ve been with her all afternoon. Is this normal behavior for the first egg to be laid? I’ve given her oatmeal with some calcium and she ate it all. She’s also drinking. She also sounds a bit wheezy. I’m getting worried! I’ve also put a bit of oil in her vent in case she’s egg bound

 

[Niks]

Hi. My Barred Rock is trying to lay her first egg. She’s been constantly digging in the nesting box and has been panting with her beak open for 2days now. I’ve been with her all afternoon. Is this normal behavior for the first egg to be laid? I’ve given her oatmeal with some calcium and she ate it all. She’s also drinking. She also sounds a bit wheezy. I’m getting worried! I’ve also put a bit of oil in her vent in case she’s egg bound

 

[Niks]

She laid! Still panting though. She’s holding her wings out from her body a little bit it’s not quite 70 deg F. She’s the only barred rock I have. The others are Wyandottes and a New Hampshire Red. No panting at all from them

 

[aart]

She laid! Still panting though. She’s holding her wings out from her body a little bit it’s not quite 70 deg F. She’s the only barred rock I have. The others are Wyandottes and a New Hampshire Red. No panting at all from them

She could just panting from stress.
Hopefully she calms down soon.