Anniebee
Crowing
Hi all ... I have a couple of - um - questions .... and not sure if I want to hear the answers. Many many pages back, I mentioned that one of my two big girls ( Molly RIR or Mandy Welsummer ), had laid what I thought was a fairy farty egg. It was with some woopsies. Today I found another 'thing' ( again with fairly fresh poop ), was more or less oval, solid but soft with a couple of gross looking 'feet' on it which fell off when I picked it up. Was a cheesy colour like the first. I am now thinking it is a lash egg ( as was suggested by Fancy and I think agreed with by Satay for the first one weeks back ). Using rubber gloves and a mask 
and doing a lot of 
... I cut it open to see if there was anything else inside. Just one tiny thing found - in the centre - a pinkish spot. Nothing else formed - it was solid but soft enough to cut easily.
The problem is I cannot be absolutely certain who has passed it. Top pick is Molly, as Mandy has been laying eggs - but mostly not the usual colour of a welsummer egg. At times she lays an almost terra cotta colour, but her sprinkler has gone bung. So there are very few if any, darker tiny brown spots on the eggs ( when she was young they were all perfect ). I know they are hers, as she purrs while laying, and I pick them up almost immediately she has laid. She has also laid eggs that resemble more like Molly used to lay, ( pinkish ) and I did think Molly had laid at least one egg. I am now doubtful about that. All my 3 chookies squat and submit. Mindy who lives alone laying blue eggs, is prolific - and it certainly isn't her. It is a real puzzle. I am also wondering if it could be something from the bowel ???
Anyway, - one big girl most likely has had ( probably for some months now ) and has still got maybe salpingitis, and I believe that at later stages anti-biotic will not help. All girls are well, eating and drinking well - Molly is fully of energy. Mandy still falls over her big feet and flaps around, sits a lot and trills a lot. Mindy is - Mindy - never quits talking. AND from the time laying recommenced ( late September ) we have eaten the brown to pinkish eggs regularly. I read on-line that eggs from a chicken with salpingitis shouldn't be eaten - and I freaked out completely. Still and all, we are not unwell from eating the eggs ... most of them are eaten by Neil anyway. ( loves his eggs ) and he's ok.
The 'deposit' described was about 1 inch long and a 1/2 inch thick.
Anyone with any ideas about this ? .... what on earth do I do.
Would very much appreciate any advice.
Cheers ~~
and doing a lot of ... I cut it open to see if there was anything else inside. Just one tiny thing found - in the centre - a pinkish spot. Nothing else formed - it was solid but soft enough to cut easily.The problem is I cannot be absolutely certain who has passed it. Top pick is Molly, as Mandy has been laying eggs - but mostly not the usual colour of a welsummer egg. At times she lays an almost terra cotta colour, but her sprinkler has gone bung. So there are very few if any, darker tiny brown spots on the eggs ( when she was young they were all perfect ). I know they are hers, as she purrs while laying, and I pick them up almost immediately she has laid. She has also laid eggs that resemble more like Molly used to lay, ( pinkish ) and I did think Molly had laid at least one egg. I am now doubtful about that. All my 3 chookies squat and submit. Mindy who lives alone laying blue eggs, is prolific - and it certainly isn't her. It is a real puzzle. I am also wondering if it could be something from the bowel ???
Anyway, - one big girl most likely has had ( probably for some months now ) and has still got maybe salpingitis, and I believe that at later stages anti-biotic will not help. All girls are well, eating and drinking well - Molly is fully of energy. Mandy still falls over her big feet and flaps around, sits a lot and trills a lot. Mindy is - Mindy - never quits talking. AND from the time laying recommenced ( late September ) we have eaten the brown to pinkish eggs regularly. I read on-line that eggs from a chicken with salpingitis shouldn't be eaten - and I freaked out completely. Still and all, we are not unwell from eating the eggs ... most of them are eaten by Neil anyway. ( loves his eggs ) and he's ok.
The 'deposit' described was about 1 inch long and a 1/2 inch thick.
Anyone with any ideas about this ? .... what on earth do I do.
Would very much appreciate any advice.
Cheers ~~
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