Hen laid a strange hard rubber ball like egg...?!

[Dandanthechickenman]

Hello everyone, I have a strange hen who doesn't like to lay, she stopped about a year ago and has never restarted. She was less than a year old when she stopped, she is now about 20 months old. She has always been fit and healthy, regularly wormed and I witness her eating layers pellets everyday. I have 5 other hens who lay regularly 3 of which are the same age as her, and a rooster.
This morning I found this weird looking "egg" under her. It feels like a hard rubber bouncy ball, I cut it open too have a better look. I am baffled! It has no shell, but does resemble an egg of sorts!
Anyways I've attached pictures because I'm sure one of you wonderful people will have come across this before.
She seems as happy as usual and is eating and making manure as I would expect.
Any thoughts?!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Wow... it almost looks like salpingitis (lash egg) but I've never seen one that looks like an actual egg like that.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@Eggcessive, @aart, @Wyorp Rock , @azygous
This look like lash egg to you guys? Can you advise OP on this please.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Any thoughts?!

Sorry you are facing this. I would agree with salpingitis commonly called lash eggs. Here are a couple of links for some good reading..

https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/

https://the-chicken-chick.com/causes-of-lash-eggs-salpingitis-by/

 

[Eggcessive]

@Eggcessive, @aart, @Wyorp Rock , @azygous
This look like lash egg to you guys? Can you advise OP on this please.

Yes, for sure I agree that is a lash egg from salpingitis or inflammation of the oviduct. It is a common reproductive disorder. Antibiotics can seldon help once you see these. They can form in the oviduct causing enlargement or be in the abdomen. Many times we may see this material inside the abdomen of a hen that we do a necropsy on, or butcher. In the link below there are some necropsy photos of lash material inside the abdomen and oviduct:
https://bitchinchickens.com/2021/02/08/case-study-salpingitis-2-2/

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yes, for sure I agree that is a lash egg from salpingitis or inflammation of the oviduct. It is a common reproductive disorder. Antibiotics can seldon help once you see these. They can form in the oviduct causing enlargement or be in the abdomen. Many times we may see this material inside the abdomen of a hen that we do a necropsy on, or butcher. In the link below there are some necropsy photos of lash material inside the abdomen and oviduct:
https://bitchinchickens.com/2021/02/08/case-study-salpingitis-2-2/

Sorry, @Eggcessive, this link appears to be broken. Is it incomplete, missing something at the end perhaps?

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry, @Eggcessive, this link appears to be broken. Is it incomplete, missing something at the end perhaps?

It works for me when I click on it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Well. It worked for me when I tried it again! Thanks.

 

[Dandanthechickenman]

Thank you all for your help, a friend of mine who has been keeping chickens for years says the same. He thinks that he can get me a prescription for antibiotics, as here in the UK a prescription is needed.
Do you agree it's worth treating her with them? She doesn't exhibit any of the other symptoms associated with lash egg (none that I've read about anyway) and she seems to be getting on just fine. She's been a pet for the last year anyway and so I'd like her to continue for as long as possible, on the other hand I wouldn't want her to suffer unnecessarily.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thank you all for your help, a friend of mine who has been keeping chickens for years says the same. He thinks that he can get me a prescription for antibiotics, as here in the UK a prescription is needed.
Do you agree it's worth treating her with them? She doesn't exhibit any of the other symptoms associated with lash egg (none that I've read about anyway) and she seems to be getting on just fine. She's been a pet for the last year anyway and so I'd like her to continue for as long as possible, on the other hand I wouldn't want her to suffer unnecessarily.

Yes I would go ahead and treat her. If the infection is bacterial then antibiotics can help kill it off. She may not lay again but she can possibly recover from it and have good years ahead of her.