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  1. coach723

    Strange disgusting rubber shelled egg

    Your welcome. I've had some of them live as much as 18 months with it, some passed much quicker. I've got a hen currently that is pretty advanced with it, but she still goes out with the others, eats, drinks, dust bathes, roosts, so I've left her be and will continue to do so until she tells...
  2. coach723

    Strange disgusting rubber shelled egg

    It could be one of the older birds, check for abdominal bloat, it will likely feel firm. That's usually how you can tell, if the bird lives long it will become more obvious. The abdomen can become quite distended, they may waddle from it pushing their legs out wide. In very advanced cases...
  3. coach723

    Strange disgusting rubber shelled egg

    If you feel your birds abdomens, below the vent between the legs, one may feel bloated, and that would likely be the one. It's generally fairly slow progression, but since they hide it so well, it's hard to know how long it may have been going on. They often don't act sick for quite some time...
  4. coach723

    Strange disgusting rubber shelled egg

    Does appear to be a lash egg. Usually caused by salpingitis, an infection/inflammation of the oviduct. If you want to try to treat the usual choice is enrofloxacin (Baytril), but salpingitis is notoriously unresponsive to treatment unless it's caught very early. They are extremely good at...
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