Graphic - Lethargic Leghorn Lash Egg

[Kiki]

Do you feed treats?

 

[RUNuts]

Do you feed treats?

Kitchen scraps and ~1/4 cup black oil sunflower seeds between 25 birds a few times a week. Not everyday. All they can forage in run and garden section is open to them.

Yes, last one had a bit of fat. Didn't look excessive to me. What are you thinking?

 

[Kiki]

Kitchen scraps and ~1/4 cup black oil sunflower seeds between 25 birds a few times a week. Not everyday. All they can forage in run and garden section is open to them.

Yes, last one had a bit of fat. Didn't look excessive to me. What are you thinking?

I was just thinking that too many treats can = fat.
Fatties are much more likely to have this happen.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I was just thinking that too many treats can = fat.
Fatties are much more likely to have this happen.

While being fat/overweight is not good for them and yes, excess fat can cause Fatty Liver Disease, make it harder for hens to pass eggs, fat hens are more prone to prolapse, etc., but, as far as I know, excess fat is not a cause of Salpingitis (Lash Egg) which is an inflammation of the oviduct - some causes are infection from Mycoplasma gallisepticum, E. Coli, Salmonella or Pasteurella multocida (fowl cholera).

 

[Kiki]

One example:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ritonitis-in-poultry?query=poultry egg laying
Weight is mentioned a few times.
Last line pictured:

 

[Kiki]

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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One example:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/disorders-of-the-reproductive-system/egg-peritonitis-in-poultry?query=poultry egg laying
Weight is mentioned a few times.
Last line pictured:
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I agree, both of those are a fair example where excess fat can be a contributor, but the OP is talking about Salpingitis (lash egg).

While being fat/overweight is not good for them and yes, excess fat can cause Fatty Liver Disease, make it harder for hens to pass eggs, fat hens are more prone to prolapse, etc., but, as far as I know, excess fat is not a cause of Salpingitis (Lash Egg) which is an inflammation of the oviduct - some causes are infection from Mycoplasma gallisepticum, E. Coli, Salmonella or Pasteurella multocida (fowl cholera).

 

[Kiki]

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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Right, that would be upon gross examination, but what about people that are finding "lash eggs" laid - that would give a clue there. No one here can really know, because none of us are vets - a proper diagnostic would be required, but a lot of times we can make a "good guess"


Lash material can also be found in the abdomen - in my book anything that can pass through the oviduct and out the vent can also be deposited into the abdomen through reverse peristalsis of the oviduct (traveling back up the oviduct and dropping into the abdomen).