Help laying problem

[Chickadee00]

I found my sebright hen standing in the coop all hunched over, looking like she was in pain, she couldn't really walk and I think an egg is stuck, her vent looks very strange though. Could it be a prolapse? Did anyone peck her? Pls help

 

[Chickadee00]

Here's her vent, it contracts very strangely

 

[igorsMistress]

If she’s egg bound you should be able to feel the egg when you gently rub her abdomen. Give her a soak in a warm bath for 15 or 20 minutes and very gently rub her abdomen from top to bottom and keep her warm afterward. I dry them a bit and keep them in a small pen in the bathroom covered with a towel. You can repeat as you deem necessary, but I did again two hours later and had the egg shortly after. Make sure she’s good and dry before you take her back outside. Also provide water but not food, she might not be able to poop if the egg is stuck. Good luck, I hope she’s ok!

 

[coach723]

You can also give some calcium citrate +D to help with contractions if she's having trouble passing an egg. For a standard hen I'd give a whole one, looks like she's a bantam?, so in that case probably give 1/2 one. The calcium citrate +D is faster absorbed, but a tums can work also if you have that on hand.