PLEASE HELP!!! Need to identify egg bound or constipation

[Tmartin7711]

Hello everyone. My hen solar is not feeling well. She just came back from the fair and the next day we noticed she was hiding and laying down. When trying to grab her its almost like she ran away but slipped then we grabbed her. My first thought was egg bound. We brought her inside gave her a Epsom salt bath and fed her some tums with her food. I checked for a egg but found nothing. Obviously I wasn't going to ignore this so we kept her inside with in a dark warm room all night. This morning nothing, not even poop. She is taking another Epsom salt bath and I'm feeding her some tums, food, and little bit of vegetable oil. She keep laying down but thats it. She seems fine almost but not getting up. Is this constipation or egg bound? These are pictures of her in the bath. Her vent is protruding a little but nothing extreme and her abdomen area is red and all hard.

 

[Tmartin7711]

We opened the door and she walked outside by herself. She is now going to the coop and reuniting with her sister Winter

 

[Tmartin7711]

Now she is just laying like nothing happened

 

[Eggcessive]

I would keep her separated, since she has not pooped all night and day. Has she eaten much today, since her crop is full? I also would check her crop early morning before she has eaten or drunk anything. Is her tail position up most of the time when she is walking around? I saw it up in one video and down in another. Most hens will lay an egg just as they are going broody. She doesn’t act broody to me so far. I would get her out and walking just to see if she poops. Also offer water and a bit of food. Her lower belly looks enlarged in your picture. Does it seem that way compared to your other chickens? A swollen abdomen can be from water belly or internal laying. How old is she? I would stir the bedding and add more if needed, since there is a lot of poop in there.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is she getting picked on?

She's already been around the others, so if she brought something home, they are exposed now...

She seems to be moving just fine with her tail up, no one was attacking her.

Just sayin'...but then again - your her keeper, if you think isolating her is what's needed, then isolate her!

 

[LaFleche]

She just came back from the fair and the next day we noticed she was hiding and laying down

For how long did she have to stay there away from home?

Some chickens suffer from disorientation/slight shock when suddenly being taken out of their usual surroundings, having to face all kinds of unknown creatures, sounds and people staring at them, rattling the cage or/and touching them.

She does not look sick at all and her walking is normal too. So no egg binding or similar.

To me she does look somewhat broody, and some broodies only defecate 3-4 times during the whole period and only after a lot of walking outside, as the digestive tract needs stimulation to work properly.

 

[Tmartin7711]

She is in bed now with everyone else. I put her up since she was having a hard time. Hoping she will stay warm. I'll have to check throughout the night. I'll give a update in the morning

 

[Tmartin7711]

I think I would leave her alone and just observe for a few days.

She is getting up in the roost by herself now, still limping but definitely getting around. She was running from my rooster this morning so she is getting better.

 

[Tmartin7711]

Exactly. I don't think your hen is super ill, but bathing a sick chicken is a fast way to push them over the edge and kill them.

Got it no more baths!

 

[Tmartin7711]

So how old is she? What happens if you pet her? Has she talked at all??

She is less then a year old probably born at the beginning of the year. She has crouched for me and she is quite the talker but hasn't said much today