Heavily Bloodstained Egg

[pgpoultry]

My 22 week old NN pullet has behaved oddly all day, keeping to herself and going in and out of the coop at very regular intervals and seeming generally uncomfortable.
When I looked an hour ago she had hollowed out the straw, and when I checked later she had laid a big egg (for the delicate size of the pullet) which was heavily blood-smeared. She seemed fine in herself and was not obviously bleeding from her vent.

I've not had this happen before and wonder if it is just 'big egg, small passages' ?

Does anyone have any advice?

Thank You

 

[ChooksChick]

She was likely eggbound temporarily.

Give her some olive-oil soaked bread for a few days to keep the system a little slicker and keep an eye on her for discomfort. Was this a first or one of her first eggs?

 

[pgpoultry]

This was the very first....she seems fine now, but I'll give them all some olive oil bread.

 

[Jesseschickens]

As long as your hen is eating and drinking you should be fine the egg was just too big for her