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Guinea fowl passed weird egg

Jgarza77

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Apr 20, 2021
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Can anyone help me identify what this is that my guinea fowl passed today? She had been acting very lethargic all morning; not eating much, laying down, generally just didn't look well. I gave her electrolyte water and some mash and she seemed to perk up a little. Then this evening she went to her nest box and passed this. It was hard and had a bloody membrane around it. We don't have any male guineas or roosters if that's relevant. She is acting much better now
 

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It looks like a weird egg or a possible lash egg. Lash eggs are a result of salpingitis (inflammation of the oviduct.) Can you cut it open and take another picture? Here is an article to read, and it has a similar egg:
https://thefrugalchicken.com/abnormal-chicken-eggs/
Thank you, and unfortunately I already threw it away. It looked to be a very malformed egg. I've never had experience with a lash egg, but in hindsight I should have examined it better.
 
Thank you, and unfortunately I already threw it away. It looked to be a very malformed egg. I've never had experience with a lash egg, but in hindsight I should have examined it better.
OK, I retrieved it from the trash because now I'm worried about it being a lash egg. Here is what the inside looks like. It was soft and easy to cut through
 

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