Chicken passed a unusual object!

[susiejean]

Can anyone help, one of our chickens has passed a large ball shaped rubbery object covered in skin it is about the size of an egg. They stopped laying about a month ago as they are moulting but other than that seem healthy and happy, any ideas?????

 

[cluck-addict]

There are a bunch of posts about this type of thing. Sounds like its not common but does happen. Keep searching the older posts. THere are some CRAZY photos.

Good luck.

 

[tulie13]

This is just a "bad egg", could be a lack of calcium or the fact that they are coming out of a moult and starting to lay again.

 

[frankenchick]

My WR hen laid weird shelless eggs for a couple days when she started laying again (after raising chicks). I think they just have to get into the swing of things again.

 

[MandyH]

I haven't had this happen, but I do remember some posts about this from a while back. I believe someone said it was part of the hens reproductive tissue/tract that gets passed when laying an egg. Use the "search" option at the top of the page and you will find plenty I am sure.