Our Buf Orp pullet is egg bound. She was in the nest at 9 AM, One of the other hens was making a distress sound and when I went to check I found she was till in the nest around noon. She did not lay yesterday. She is panting, her vent is hot red and pulsing and her tail feathers are bobbing up and down. She is refusing water. I but her in a warm bath, where she actually fell asleep. It's been half an hour now so I am going to take her out dry her off and oil her vent. The egg is to far back for me to puncture it and I only checked it once and don't want to do it again in fear that I will push it back further.
Can/should I squirt some oil inside her to lubricate? If yes, how long after the warm soak should I wait before doing it?
Can/should I squirt some oil inside her to lubricate? If yes, how long after the warm soak should I wait before doing it?