3 year-old layer laid a rubbery red mass in nesting box

[chinjon]

My 3-year old easter egger hasn't had any signs of an illness until today, diet and activity level was pretty normal.

She stopped laying for a few weeks, but I thought she was taking a break, she usually lays 3-4 eggs a week.

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I had given her corid - full dose - in her water for 5 days straight last week, and started her on the second lesser dose this week, just wanted to rule out cocci

This morning I found her in the nesting box with this underneath her, a rubbery red mass. Not a whole lot of extra blood around the nesting box, just part of the red mass.

I tried cutting it up - felt very fleshy. I tried looking this up on the forum but only seen lash eggs and follicles - nothing like this.

She is lethargic at the moment, keeping her in a dog crate and giving her some nutri-drench, hoping she stabilizes.

Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

[RedHillChicken]

My 3-year old easter egger hasn't had any signs of an illness until today, diet and activity level was pretty normal.

She stopped laying for a few weeks, but I thought she was taking a break, she usually lays 3-4 eggs a week. This morning I found her in the nesting box with this underneath her, a rubbery red mass. Not a whole lot of extra blood around the nesting box, just part of the red mass.

I tried cutting it up - felt very fleshy. I tried looking this up on the forum but only seen lash eggs and follicles - nothing like this.

She is lethargic at the moment, keeping her in a dog crate and giving her some nutri-drench, hoping she stabilizes.

Thanks in advance for any insight.

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[chinjon]

she just passed. went to check on her after posting this.

i'd welcome any ideas - might help other people looking to diagnose if their hens are having this issue.

i'll see if i can get a necropsy but its hard in this area for birds

 

[Eggcessive]

I’m sorry for your loss. The red fleshy material is probably due to a reproductive issue, possibly ruptured oviduct or cancer, but I can’t tell you what. I’m not a vet. Cornell Vet School is available to you in NY. The body should be kept cold or refrigerated in plastic bags, but not frozen until the necropsy. I would contact them here for info:
https://www.vet.cornell.edu/animal-...ow-send-specimens/shipping-necropsy-specimens

 

[coach723]

I agree, necropsy is your best option to know for sure what happened. I've never seen anything like that before but would suspect that @Eggcessive is on the right track. I'm very sorry.