Eggbound hen?

Thank you for all the help! She's about 10 months old, all of our flock have been together since chicks. I haven't given them wormer before... I'll definitely consider it.
It certainly won't hurt. You can give it to all of them in their water and you can direct dose her to get it in her more quickly. Here are two post that show both the "in the water" dosage and the direct dosage of corid.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-protocol.1674175/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/could-this-be-coccidiosis.1677984/#post-28858593
 
Yes.
Don't soak her. Get the Extra Calcium into her asap then once daily for a week.
Work on hydration.
Stop feeling for an egg, it's not productive and extremely uncomfortable for the hen.

Looks to me like she's in crisis and having a hard time expelling an egg or lash material. If she's able to expel it, don't stop giving the Calcium just yet, continue to work on hydration, she may have another egg or more material on the way.



Don't soak her if her breathing looks and sounds labored.

Give her the Extra Calcium, (300mg Calcium Citrate+D3). Work on hydration. Once drinking, see if she will eat a little something.

I can't feel an egg, but she is certainly acting egg bound. I gave her sugar water, dipped her beak in a few times and gave her some on my finger. She's not interested. I'm going to dropper some soon. Her breathing is normal now.
 

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