HELP PLEASE! POSSIBLE LASH EGG!

[SulkyBantam]

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.

Sounds like that... but in the run not eggbox!?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

People generally avoid threads titled with a specific problem when they know they don’t have the answers to that problem. I assure you, unanswered threads don’t go unanswered for long. In addition, I do notice BYC isn’t as active at this time as other times.

Sometimes shell-less eggs can look like a lash egg, so without a picture it’s hard to say what you’ve got.

Do you know for sure who laid the egg?

I have never treated for a lash egg. What I do know is a true lash egg is a sign of an infection and sometimes it’s already too late for treatment. If you know who laid it, and if you don’t already have antibiotics on hand, I’d contact a vet right away or see what you can do to find antibiotics. A strong round of antibiotics or surgery are about your only options.

I hope you can find some better answers. I usually back up my answers with some internet searches, but I’m responding from my phone.

 

[TwoCrows]

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?

Its probably just a mishappen egg because she is young. All sorts of funky things can come out of young layers. Make SURE she is not getting too many treats, she has oyster shell available and give her time to mature. Young birds are still growing internally, but keep an eye on her for a while.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Do you know for sure who laid the egg?

I dont even know if it is one. I don't understand why it was outside. One hen lays outside

 

[SulkyBantam]

Its probably just a mishappen egg because she is young. All sorts of funky things can come out of young layers. Make SURE she is not getting too many treats, she has oyster shell available and give her time to mature. Young birds are still growing internally, but keep an eye on her for a while.

OK will do!

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I dont even know if it is one. I don't understand why it was outside. One hen lays outside

It may have been laid outside because the hen laid it unexpectedly. I'm sure lash eggs and shell-less eggs don't come out feeling the same as an actual egg. It also moves down the pike at a different rate of speed, and could have been laid after then pullet already tried to lay in the nest box. Even with normal eggs, I occasionally find one laying near the nest box instead of in the nest box.

Do you still have the material that was laid? Is it a lump of stuff? Can you cut it open?

I'm on a computer now. Since you can't take a picture, maybe comparing what you're seeing to other examples of lash eggs and non-lash eggs will be helpful.

https://timbercreekfarmer.com/what-is-a-lash-egg-salpingitis-in-laying-hens/ <---- info on lash eggs WITH PICTURES

https://www.cacklehatchery.com/what... original definition of a,is a soft-shell egg. <---- more info on lash eggs with pictures

https://www.yourchickens.co.uk/care-and-advice/how-weird-is-that-1-3369631 <-- pictures of shell-less eggs.

https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...-did-my-chicken-lay-a-shell-less-egg-H85.aspx <--- another shell-less egg

 

[SulkyBantam]

Thanks. I'll keep an eye on it.

 

[HuffleClaw]

I have but it didn't help me much. WHY won't anyone help me? Am I suddenly unpopular here?!

You posted that when it was very early here. And I have a busy day ahead. Don’t forget time zones. Hopefully you get some help.

 

[casportpony]

Is a vet an option? Sounds like it could be a bacterial infection of her reproductive tract. If one one mine passed something like what you described I would weigh her on a good scale to get a baseline weight, start on a strong antibiotic, and re-weigh once a week until she started laying again.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Is a vet an option? Sounds like it could be a bacterial infection of her reproductive tract. If one one mine passed something like what you described I would weigh her on a good scale to get a baseline weight, start on a strong antibiotic, and re-weigh once a week until she started laying again.

I'm afraid our vet is totally inexperienced with chickens. They just prescribe antibiotics no matter WHAT.

I'm thinking its just a shell-less egg laid by a newbie hen, but I'll keep an eye on it.