Sick pullet

[Elitefarm]

I agree with @aart that she very likely has an egg stuck. Since egg anomalies aren't uncommon in new layers, it could be a soft egg hung up. She's standing in the nest because that's the position that's most conducive to expelling an egg.

Have you given her the calcium tablet yet? If not, do it now. This will strengthen her contractions and help her get the egg out.

I would also set up a crate that's tall enough for her to stand up in indoors with a heating pad on the medium setting and place a warm, moist towel, well wrung out in the washer spin cycle on top of the heating pad. Then install your little layer on top of this moist heated towel.

Together with the calcium, she should squirt the egg out in just a couple hours. If not, leave her there over night. Be sure she has water to drink at all times.

If the egg comes out in pieces where you can see the yolk has broken, she will need additional time in this crate to be sure she expels all the egg material. I also suggest an oral antibiotic in this case to head off a possible infection in her reproductive tract caused by the irritation and the yolk incubating bacteria.

Where would I find a calcium tablet? I gave her some yogurt and she ate some but not much

 

[Elitefarm]

If she's not broody, then it very likely is eggbinding. Can be tricky to diagnose if you still have girls coming into lay and can't spot a missing egg.
First step is calcium; follow the above advice for that.
Another thing that can help is a warm Epsom salt soak - this helps relax the muscles so she can pass the egg - likely it will come out in the bath. Just make sure to submerge her vent and give her tail feathers a good wash while you're at it.
Dry her thoroughly afterwards with a towel or hairdryer on low - this part can take a while.

This sort of thing can crop up with new layers, but generally stems from a lack of calcium, so make sure they have enough available at all times, preferably mixed in the food and offered on the side. If you're worried about her calcium intake, keep offering additional daily for a few days till you're sure she's laying normally again.

They have access to calcium at all times and so far haven’t had a problem, I don’t mix it in the food as I have roosters, her eggs normally seem to have an access of calcium so I am worried it might be something else

 

[azygous]

If she's not broody, then it very likely is eggbinding. Can be tricky to diagnose if you still have girls coming into lay and can't spot a missing egg.
First step is calcium; follow the above advice for that.
Another thing that can help is a warm Epsom salt soak - this helps relax the muscles so she can pass the egg - likely it will come out in the bath. Just make sure to submerge her vent and give her tail feathers a good wash while you're at it.
Dry her thoroughly afterwards with a towel or hairdryer on low - this part can take a while.

This sort of thing can crop up with new layers, but generally stems from a lack of calcium, so make sure they have enough available at all times, preferably mixed in the food and offered on the side. If you're worried about her calcium intake, keep offering additional daily for a few days till you're sure she's laying normally again.

I'm not attempting to contradict you, but experience here on BYC has shown that a water bath for a stuck egg can cause stress and that can exacerbate the situation. Moist heat is beneficial and also relaxes the muscles to aid the expulsion of the egg, and the moist towel and heating pad supplies this without the stress. This is crucial if it takes over night to get the egg out, or sometimes longer.

 

[azygous]

Do you have any stomach acid tablets such as Tums or Rolaids or those colored chalky things you take when you have an upset tummy? Use one of those. Next time you're at the store, pick up a bottle of calcium citrate in the vitamin aisle and keep it on hand in your chicken first aid kit. You will give the tablet directly into the beak. She will swallow it with no problem. Yogurt is good, but isn't enough calcium for this crisis.

 

[Lizzy733]

They have access to calcium at all times and so far haven’t had a problem, I don’t mix it in the food as I have roosters, her eggs normally seem to have an access of calcium so I am worried it might be something else

Gotcha, I have found one of mine did not hit up the oyster bar very well when I was feeding a mixed flock - that led to her getting eggbound on one occasion.
Have you had any soft shell or 'no shell' eggs show up? Another one of mine had issues shortly after coming into lay, which ended up being salpingitis. - that is definitely a vet visit if you can, but I treated her the same way, initially... Epsom salt soak paired with the addition of electrolytes.
Have there been any signs of 'puss' being passed? I suppose small amounts could be mistaken for large urates, but generally they present as lash eggs. These can be soft like cottage cheese or hard.

 

[Lizzy733]

I'm not attempting to contradict you, but experience here on BYC has shown that a water bath for a stuck egg can cause stress and that can exacerbate the situation. Moist heat is beneficial and also relaxes the muscles to aid the expulsion of the egg, and the moist towel and heating pad supplies this without the stress. This is crucial if it takes over night to get the egg out, or sometimes longer.

Fair enough, I'm very hands on with my flock and they are not unfamiliar with bathing, but I can definitely see where you're coming from.

 

[Elitefarm]

I will give her some tums for now, I made her come out again and she drank a lot and stopped at the calcium bowl for a bit and than headed back up she did look to be trying to push and pooped out this

not the best picture but it looks normal just very watery. I sadly I attempted to separate her and she started freaking out I was worried she would hurt herself so I put her back. She calmed down and is back in the nesting box. I hope the tums will push it out. I haven’t gloves up yet as I’m worried I’ll break the egg if it is a soft shell. I have only had one soft shell and it was from one of my other coops as a pullets first egg, haven’t had any other odd eggs

 

[Elitefarm]

How much tums should I give her?

 

[azygous]

One whole Tums.

If you have electricity to your coop, you can set up the heating pad right in her nest box. If the pad is a moist heat pad, meaning the inner pad is water proof, go ahead and dampen the cover and then toss a few shavings over it. Since the pad won't be under a thick towel, turn it to lowest setting. Leave her in the nest overnight.

The yellow in her poop is likely egg yolk. The membrane is probably still inside. Once that's out, she will begin to feel much better. But there may still be material left that needs to work itself out. The calcium and moist heat together expedites this process so that the hen doesn't end up exhausted and stressed with it affecting her health.

 

[Elitefarm]

I gave her chunks of one tum and she happily gulped the all down. Hopefully she will pass it or be perky in the morning she’s still acting fine other than hovering around the nest and being a bit fluffy