Help! BO layed goopy egg??

WalnutTree

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My favorite hen Ginger is refusing to drink. She has plenty of appetite but refused to drink when i checked on the chickens this afternoon.

I also found what looks to be a goopy egg shell that came out with some feces. I am not sure if its Ginger but worried if this is an egg and wondering what i should do.
Below are the pictures of the feces and egg(?) how i found them.












 

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Next time you take a photo of unidentifyable stuff, place a familiar object or a ruler next to it for scale.

Please tell us the approximate size. Cut into it and tell us if it seems cheesy and waxy and if it's layered. Does there seem to be egg membrane?

How old is she? How log has she been laying? Has she ever had a shell-less egg? How long ago?
 
My favorite hen Ginger is refusing to drink. She has plenty of appetite but refused to drink when i checked on the chickens this afternoon.

I also found what looks to be a goopy egg shell that came out with some feces. I am not sure if its Ginger but worried if this is an egg and wondering what i should do.
How is her overal behavior? Is she active/moving about or standing around puffed up?

To me, it looks like a membrane of a soft shelled egg. Hard to tell if the contents spilled after the membrane was expelled or before.

I'd get some Calcium into her. Give 1 Calcium Citrate with D3 once daily for several days.

If she's eating on her own, then she'll likely drink on her own too. You can offer her some wet feed if you're worried she's not drinking enough.
 
Heres a photo of comparison to my hand and a chick waterer.
Its about 1/ 1 1/2"

I cut it with a stick and the inside is slimy and sticky. There is no yolk. The yellowish stuff on it is from the feces.
It doesnt seem layered.
All my hens are 1 1/2 years old. Theyve started laying around 17 weeks i would estimate. I have never found a shellless egg yet or any oddly shaped ones.

I am not sure whos feces it is and didnt see it being layed.



 

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