And, BTW, only use that stuff on a hen whose eggs you do not plan to eat.
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I have had her for one month. I know she has not laid an egg since June 1st. What ever this is, it has a shell, although it was pliable. I use a razor to slice it open. Inside was cloudy liquid / gel like substance. (Looks like aloe)That does not look like a typical lash egg as it appears to be liquid inside, they are normally rubbery solid throughout with concentric layers like an onion of yellow and flesh coloured material, so this may be the early stages and a course of antibiotics might help. How long have you had her. It does concern me that she has not been laying for quite a while which suggests other things are going on.
I would not isolate her. Whilst some say that salpingitis can spread, I can think of no scientific means for it doing so and most chickens have the ailment for a long time before it is diagnosed anyway and it doesn't appear to infect other birds.
Is she walking any better now that she has passed that?
Thanks for the up close image. That looks like it might be a soft shelled "Fairy egg" rather than a "lash egg", so all may not be lost, especially if you have only had her a month. It would not be unusual for a hen to go off lay for several weeks at a new home and difficult to know why she was not laying at her previous home. Is that blood on the outside or just a bad "spray tan" ie an uneven application of shell tint by her system?
Soft shelled eggs are really hard for hens to pass and makes them feel pretty out of sorts. The poor shell quality shell is a concern, particularly with such a small egg which would not require a lot of shell to surround it. Can you give her a calcium supplement. Ideally a dose of liquid calcium or a calcium tablet crushed up and sprinkled onto some scrambled egg or other yummy treat?
What do you normally feed them?.... main feed and treats? Diet can be very important for high production birds so treats need to be strictly limited to prevent a dietary imbalance messing up their system. To be fair chickens in general need to have a precisely balanced diet because they have been selectively bred for their bodies to produce far more eggs than nature intended, so they are at maximum performance, a bit like a top athlete.
At the moment I'm not sure I would go with the antibiotic. It may be that her egg production system is starting back up and this is an initial hiccup.....
What do you think @orrpeople ?