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I'm happy to report that Daisy has just started laying normal eggs again. She laid on Saturday and Sunday, skipped Monday, and laid yesterday and today. I am totally baffled and thrilled all at once. I will continue to monitor her and still need to crack open her eggs to see that everything is...

No testing was done, it was just an exploratory/visual necropsy.

I did not dissect the lash egg. It looked just like the one I got from my first ill hen last year. When I dissected that one, it ruined ham and cheese sandwiches forever The hen I put down last year was a new hampshire red ("Butterfly"). I had her euthanized and they did a necropsy. She was...

Learn something new everyday! I will look into this further, thank you!

Your probably right but I can't help but to wonder that if I'm catching it early enough, there might be something I can do to prevent what I think might be coming next (ascites and illness). I thought the purina layena IS a whole flock feed. The younger girls eggs were flawless up until I put...

Thank you Isabelle, last time I checked her vent was when I had to help her get the broken shell out. I checked her everyday after that and within a few days, it looked healthy and pink so I stopped checking. Her feathers look great all around her bum and she looks healthy, nice red comb...

Need advice and have not found a thread with a similar story. My red sexlink who is at least 5 has been laying broken eggs for over a month now. I realize she is near the end of her productivity but I'm concerned about her long term health. Within the past year, two of her flock mates that were...

Thank you, that is extremely helpful. However, after watching, I'm not sure I could handle doing that. ugh! I think I need to find a good neighbor

Thank you for describing how to do it. How do you place the bird down? Belly down? Do they stay there? Do you know of any websites or diagrams you can share? I'm so afraid to do this wrong that I've been trying to conjure up an elaborate design that includes an enclosed box connected to the...

Thank you for posting this thread. This is a tough but necessary topic to consider when owning chickens and one I've been struggling with lately as I have a hen that's been ill and it's time to consider the options. I had to euthanize one at the vet last year with the same issues (ascites and...

Just read a bunch of articles that say a lash egg is caused by a bacterial/fungal infection that typically causes the death of the hen. My girls aren't acting sick. Should I be worried?

Thanks all! The lash egg theory sounds pretty legit. I adopted my ladies from a family that couldn't keep them anymore because the neighbors were complaining and I'm a sucker for rescues! They also didn't seem like very educated people and couldn't tell me the exact age or breed of the girls...

Found this in the ladies coop this afternoon. I was thinking it was a soft egg, but when I cut it open, it looks like a ham and cheese wrap. Any ideas?