Disection of girly parts, Eggbound Hen : GRAPHIC

[kassy68]

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WOW.. is that all one hen? Where there eggs in their?

 

[AHappychick]

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wow is it all the same breed that is doing this? can you trace it to genetics from on hen or a roo even? it is very strange that so many of your chooks have this problem I wonder why....

This girl was a Barred Rock and I don't have a clue where from.. I assume from the local hatchery here in michigan.. I got her in may from a friend who was selling off all of his kids layers.

no I am sorry I was asking speckledhen it is not uncommon, but she has been having a lot of problems with it so I was wondering.

 

[jenjscott]

I believe the green tucked up under the liver was the gall bladder.

 

[kassy68]

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Well you may be right.. didn't know if they had one of them.. LOL.. spleen gallbladder,, someone will comfirm for us I m sure.. grin

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

You say the egg was covered by a membrane outside of the shell? One of our hens laid an egg that this reminded me of. It was a normal size egg, but, when we cracked it open, there was a fully formed tiny egg inside. It had a yolk and white but no shell. It was about the size of a large jellybean, maybe a little bigger. It was covered by a membrane. Maybe your egg was stuck in the hen and her body just started making another covering around it?
Very informative post, thanks a lot!
Here is a post that I found that has illustrations on chicken anatomy:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10845

 

[speckledhen]

Kassy that was all from one hen. I have removed the same stuff from several hens, inside the oviducts and inside the abdomens.

My hens who have died from this same thing are: 2 RIRs, 3 SLWs, 1 GLW and now, the two I feel are going the same way are one BR and one Buff Orp, all from the same hatchery.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am new to the hens having problems laying, egg bound etc. what is the percentage of this happening in a back yard flock?

 

[MandyH]

Ok you two gals have taught me something I really didn't need to know LOL!!!! You lost me after the pic of the big brown egg. Those pics are cool though and will be really useful if I ever have to do a post mortem. Keep up the good work.

 

[dirtdoctor]

WOW, All i can say is i am STARVED... all that fun stuff. .just makes me wanna go get some chinese food... So.. ya think that the egg got blocked up in the tubiethingy? technical term. so.. if it was blocked by?__________fill in the blank. Twisted gut? obstruction? tumor?(s). I would love to see the comments from the VET doc.

Great job Kassy... now wash yer fingernails before ya prepare dinner.. or heck.. just scramble that stuff up and smuther it with cheese.... no one will know the better...

Just saying...
Jack

 

[purpletree23]

Am I crazy or does picture 6 show the face of a chick in all that goo?