Help, What has my chicken pooped?

[Natsip]

Hi all, we have 5 backyard Brown chickens. My husband discovered this weird meaty thing in their laying box today.
The chickens all appear ok... We don't know who did it.

What on earth is it and do we need to worry about one of the ladies?

Thank you

PS. My husband poked around at it a bit

 

[DobieLover]

Hi all, we have 5 backyard Brown chickens. My husband discovered this weird meaty thing in their laying box today.
The chickens all appear ok... We don't know who did it.

What on earth is it and do we need to worry about one of the ladies?

Thank you

PS. My husband poked around at it a bit

It's a lash egg. It is the result of salpingitis in the hen that laid it. It is tissue expelled from the oviduct that resulted from the infection.
If all members of the flock are behaving normally, don't worry about it. If you have one that is lethargic at all, I would start her on a course of antibiotics. I use 250mg of fishmox 2 or 3 times a day (depending on the size of the hen) for a week for things like this.

 

[21hens-incharge]

That is a lash egg. It is a sign of an infection called salpingitis.

Some birds do recover from it but some do not.
Keep an eye on them for one acting "off".

 

[Natsip]

It's a lash egg. It is the result of salpingitis in the hen that laid it. It is tissue expelled from the oviduct that resulted from the infection.
If all members of the flock are behaving normally, don't worry about it. If you have one that is lethargic at all, I would start her on a course of antibiotics. I use 250mg of fishmox 2 or 3 times a day (depending on the size of the hen) for a week for things like this.

Thank you so much. Poor chicken. We'll be watching them closely.

 

[Natsip]

It's a lash egg. It is the result of salpingitis in the hen that laid it. It is tissue expelled from the oviduct that resulted from the infection.
If all members of the flock are behaving normally, don't worry about it. If you have one that is lethargic at all, I would start her on a course of antibiotics. I use 250mg of fishmox 2 or 3 times a day (depending on the size of the hen) for a week for things like this.

Another question... Could the infected chicken transfer Bactria to humans? Or does it stay with the sick chicken?

 

[micaelasducks]

Just sharing my experience -- I had a duck lay a lash egg last summer. She was quite ill but recovered after a round of antibiotics (I believe it was amoxicillin or similar), meloxicam (pain reliever) and re-hydration at the vet. She started acting ill prior to laying the egg -- we thought she was egg bound, and she did start recovering once she laid the eggs and the antibiotics kicked in. It was VERY touch and go for a while, but she is totally fine now.