Is this ascites?

It's a little soft but after feeling her just now it's a little more firm than being all squishy. She's not a big hen, a barred rock, but I need 2 hands to balance her or pick her up and her belly fills my hand. Otherwise she starts flailing. I feel so bad for her. We raised her and our 7 other hens from 2 week old chicks.
Sounds more like Egg yolk peritonitis to me. Water belly would be more water balloon. EYP is firm and very little give when you push. I had a hen with EYP she lived months before she's got to the point she couldn't move her legs because of the mass. I believed it to be ascites but after attempting to drain nothing came out. I also opened her up after I put her down. And indeed was EYP.
 
Sounds more like Egg yolk peritonitis to me. Water belly would be more water balloon. EYP is firm and very little give when you push. I had a hen with EYP she lived months before she's got to the point she couldn't move her legs because of the mass. I believed it to be ascites but after attempting to drain nothing came out. I also opened her up after I put her down. And indeed was EYP.
She already can't walk much at all because of her belly, but bless her heart she tries.
What if anything can I do for her???
 
She already can't walk much at all because of her belly, but bless her heart she tries.
What if anything can I do for her???
In the early stages of EYP you can treat with antibiotics and I've heard of it being successful. But it isn't a cure. The problem is the hen is laying internally. I don't feel there is much to be done for her at this point. The kindest thing you can do you is to end her suffering.
 
Does her crop feel empty or full in the morning before she has anything to eat or drink?
To be honest I don't know. She certainly eats a lot. I'm fairly new having chickens, 4 yrs, and I am totally clueless about something like this. For those years I haven't had any serious conditions like this.
Thank you so much for your help and diagnosis.
 
You can hold the chicken and run you hand down from the neck to the lower abdomen to check the crop. It should feel empty or hard to feel in early morning. After eating and drinking, it should gradually fill up during the day. If it is full in the morning, check to see if it feel full and firm, doughy, or squishy. Here is a food link on crops:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/chicken-anatomy-crop-impacted-crop-sour/
 

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