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Help! Is this lash egg

Hmm, still undecided if the 2nd "egg" is actually a lash egg as it should be more rubbery instead of soft enough to pull apart. The flesh colored blob on the right in the dissection photo could be lash material.

If the hen lays normal eggs tomorrow (or whenever) should I dispose of them? Should I isolate her? If it is lash egg, should she be culled? I’m clueless. This is our first flock.
You can possibly treat a bird with a reproductive system infection with antibiotics, if the infection is bacterial. It depends on how you feel about doing so. My hen is still alive since she dropped her initial lash egg about a year (or year and a half) ago. In my case, I used enrofloxacin, dosage & more info here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lash-egg.1441042/#post-23895607

There is an egg withdrawal time so you wouldn't want to eat her eggs during the treatment and withdrawal period. Personally I didn't eat her eggs after either (just feels icky to me knowing she had an infection) but my hen was never a good layer, and my dogs were more than happy to eat the few eggs she did produce this year.
 
Hmm, still undecided if the 2nd "egg" is actually a lash egg as it should be more rubbery instead of soft enough to pull apart. The flesh colored blob on the right in the dissection photo could be lash material.


You can possibly treat a bird with a reproductive system infection with antibiotics, if the infection is bacterial. It depends on how you feel about doing so. My hen is still alive since she dropped her initial lash egg about a year (or year and a half) ago. In my case, I used enrofloxacin, dosage & more info here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lash-egg.1441042/#post-23895607

There is an egg withdrawal time so you wouldn't want to eat her eggs during the treatment and withdrawal period. Personally I didn't eat her eggs after either (just feels icky to me knowing she had an infection) but my hen was never a good layer, and my dogs were more than happy to eat the few eggs she did produce this year.
Thank you for the info!
 

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