Water belly of my first chicken

[Nazmus]

One of my chicken who is 4+ years old now, also my first chicken seems to have huge rubbery fluid filled belly.. I noticed that just about an hour ago when I picked her up.. she is fine now, walking and jumping around.. but fluid filled abdomen is so big that my palm cant contain it.
I googled about it and found that it might be water belly. Never hear of it before today.
She stopped laying eggs for months now... Before stopping she used to lay eggs without shell .. I tried by giving her calcium supplement and multivitamin but as she stopped laying I thought that I don't need to worry about it anymore.. if she doesn't lay anymore egg that's fine as long as she stays with us healthy... But now I am not sure about what should I do..

 

[Eggcessive]

Unfortunately if she has water belly (ascites,) it is eventually fatal. They may live for some time, but the reason the water belly occurs, liver disease, is caused by reproductive diseases, cancer, fatty liver disease, or heat disease. I don’t usually drain a hen with this problem unless they are having labored breathing. Draining will only be a temporary relief, and it can introduce infection, and sometimes cause shock or death. If you drain the hen, disinfect the skin and use a 18 gauge hypodermic needle and syringe. Here in the thread below, look at post 66 for some pictures of a hen with ascites being drained:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/laying-hens-with-water-belly-or-ascites.68731/page-7

 

[Strawberry74]

Sorry you are going through this. I had a hen with this affliction that I kept alive happy and healthy for almost 2 years draining her abdomen every couple months when I noticed she needed it. I hope your hen is OK. Best wishes.

 

[Eggcessive]

I had a few hens with enlarged lower bellies who tended to have droppings with yellow urates that got stuck on the area below the vent. They obviously had a little water belly, and some felt firm down there which is common with salpingitis. When I lost each one, and some lasted a couple of years, I would do a necropsy, and look at the abdominal organs. Many here post pictures of their necropsies for opinions.

 

[Nazmus]

I had to put her down, today I drained her at dawn.
Then at midday call came from my home saying she developed sour corp and also she was bleeding a little and the effusion was severely bad smelling and blackish color which was still dripping. Although she was still fine aware and active she wasn't eating or drinking at all.
So my mother decided to put her down.... Thank you everyone for helping here.

As the problem raised from soft shell eggs and continued for so long, then it developed.. what can I do to prevent these problem. 3 of my other laying chickens are also having this soft shell egg

 

[Eggcessive]

I am very sorry that you lost your hen. It is good that she is not suffering. If your other hens are the same age they also may suffer the same fate, but I would make sure they are getting enough calcium in their diet. Commercial chicken layer feed provides enough, and I usually make crushed oyster shell available in a separate pan for them to get extra if needed. Right now you could give the hens laying sipoft eggs a human calcium with vitamin D tablet a Tums, or calcium gluconate 1 ml orally.