HELP PLEASE! POSSIBLE LASH EGG!

[SulkyBantam]

BAH the camera won't work!

So its about 15 cm long, stringy with lumps, orange like a light yolk, rubbery all the way through, does not cut cleanly.

No lumps or pink inside. Not egg shaped. Almost like jellified yolk.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I just have a camera and a laptop. No smartphone by the way.

 

[FortCluck]

Lash egg treatment can only be done by a vet. I would bring the chicken into the vet with the lash egg if that is what it is. Getting professional help is best when it comes to lash egg.

It would be great if we could get a picture so that we can see what you are seeing because without a pic, there won't be much help that can be offered since we do not know what you are looking at.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I know.... but if its NOT red inside, NOT lumpy, NOT eggshaped, NOT in an eggbox.... is it a lash egg?

 

[TwoCrows]

BAH the camera won't work!

So its about 15 cm long, stringy with lumps, orange like a light yolk, rubbery all the way through, does not cut cleanly.

No lumps or pink inside. Not egg shaped. Almost like jellified yolk.

Lash eggs happen for a few reasons. The Shell Gland can be defective in young birds or infections of the Oviduct will cause lash eggs. Of course old age causes break downs in the system.

If the Shell Gland (uterus) is not functioning properly, the yolk may not leave on time and it sits there and cooks. When it passes out it's nearly hard boiled. I have found that hatchery or poorly overbred hens many times have bad shell glands or ovaries that release yolks too fast. So you get eggs with no shell, yolks laid off the roost bars at night and lash eggs. Old age can effect how well the Oviduct functions and as a hen ages, she may lay more of these. This being said, a malfunctioning shell gland may only occasionally pass a lash egg. If this is the case, I wouldn't worry about it.

Infections usually happen to younger birds, bacteria gets up into the Oviduct and as far back as the yolks. Many times you can't tell the bird is all that sick until the infection progresses. If a hen is passing lash eggs regularly, especially a young bird, she has an infection. I have had great success with Amoxicillin, it's attacks this type of infection fast.

How old is your bird? Is this the first time you have found one of these?

 

[FortCluck]

I know.... but if its NOT red inside, NOT lumpy, NOT eggshaped, NOT in an eggbox.... is it a lash egg?

I’d need to see a pic... it’s hard to imagine what you are seeing

 

[TwoCrows]

Definitely describe this thing in more detail.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Lash eggs happen for a few reasons. The Shell Gland can be defective in young birds or infections of the Oviduct will cause lash eggs. Of course old age causes break downs in the system.

If the Shell Gland (uterus) is not functioning properly, the yolk may not leave on time and it sits there and cooks. When it passes out it's nearly hard boiled. I have found that hatchery or poorly overbred hens many times have bad shell glands or ovaries that release yolks too fast. So you get eggs with no shell, yolks laid off the roost bars at night and lash eggs. Old age can effect how well the Oviduct functions and as a hen ages, she may lay more of these. This being said, a malfunctioning shell gland may only occasionally pass a lash egg. If this is the case, I wouldn't worry about it.

Infections usually happen to younger birds, bacteria gets up into the Oviduct and as far back as the yolks. Many times you can't tell the bird is all that sick until the infection progresses. If a hen is passing lash eggs regularly, especially a young bird, she has an infection. I have had great success with Amoxicillin, it's attacks this type of infection fast.

How old is your bird? Is this the first time you have found one of these?

Yes its the first time.

Bird no. 1 is about 7 mnths old. She just started klaying a feew days ago and is healthy.
Bird n.2 is more like a year old. Also healthy and laying big white eggs.

Can worms cause this?

 

[SulkyBantam]

I’d need to see a pic... it’s hard to imagine what you are seeing

Sorry, camera broken.

 

[FortCluck]

Sorry, camera broken.

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