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Does she lay eggs? You still have not answered that. If you would like to confirm that she has water belly/ascites, you can try to drain some fluid. Ascites fluid is always yellow to amber or darker. The pictures in post 7 show where the needle is inserted.

I usually do not drain hens with water belly, unless they are having labored breathing. You can disinfect the skin and use an 18 gauge needle inserted into the abdominal wall to drain some of the yellow fluid. Post 42 of this thread has some good pictures...

How old is she? Does she lay eggs? Does her swollen belly show up in a picture under her vent area? It is possible that she might be suffering from a reproductive disorder or water belly (ascites.) Is her crop filling with food and water during the day, and then emptying by the next morning? Is...