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First time seeing something like this:
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I think it’s from one of my July-August ‘23 pullets.
Typical egg mass in the flock is 38-45g.
Thanks; the assembly pictured above had kind of a sweet/yeasty smell. There was definitely a flaky/powdery component on the outside… I buried it about an hour ago in fear that it would begin to rot.I'm a little undecided if that's a lash egg or not, it's hard to tell. It likely is, but the flaky stuff around it is a bit confusing.
Bacterial salpingitis can be treated with antibiotics, viral cannot. There's no easy way to tell the difference so treating it as a bacterial infection is the route to go if you're hoping to save her, but there's usually a recommended egg withdrawal time depending on what you choose to dose her with.
I have a hen that's almost 6 that laid lash eggs in year 4 and year 5. I treated with enrofloxacin each time. Other than the fact that she hasn't laid since the last lash egg, she looks and acts quite healthy. So it's not necessarily an instant death sentence.
In the future I'd flat out throw those away as there's a small possibility of passing on any infectious agent to the other birds if they somehow access it.Thanks; the assembly pictured above had kind of a sweet/yeasty smell. There was definitely a flaky/powdery component on the outside… I buried it about an hour ago in fear that it would begin to rot.
Thank you! I did not know this.Bacterial salpingitis can be treated with antibiotics, viral cannot. There's no easy way to tell the difference so treating it as a bacterial infection is the route to go if you're hoping to save her, but there's usually a recommended egg withdrawal time depending on what you choose to dose her with.
Thank you for this, even more!I have a hen that's almost 6 that laid lash eggs in year 4 and year 5. I treated with enrofloxacin each time. Other than the fact that she hasn't laid since the last lash egg, she looks and acts quite healthy. So it's not necessarily an instant death sentence.
I've seen it all over the place. Some folks think it's better to just put them down, and I think I've read a few accounts of birds living normal lifespans afterwards. I think not only is bacterial vs viral infection one part of it (due to treatability), but also the severity and frequency of the lash masses. Some birds lay massive clumps of lash material or do it frequently, and I'd have to imagine the prognosis is poor in those cases.I had only read that after contracting salpingitis, the outlook was dim, and that the life expectancy was 6-12 months.