I think this came out of my chicken

[Femerithian]

What is it and what should I do about it?
It was below where my chickens perch and it wouldn't be the first time they tried to lay on the perch so I think it's a failed egg

 

[LaFleche]

Looks like a mass of pus to me. One of your hens is suffering from bacterial salpingitis.
You can try to treat it with antibiotics, when caught early she might recover from it but there is no guarantee.

 

[Femerithian]

Looks like a mass of pus to me. One of your hens is suffering from bacterial salpingitis.
You can try to treat it with antibiotics, when caught early she might recover from it but there is no guarantee.

How can I get some? I don't have a local vet that checks chickens And how do I tell which chicken? Or can I treat them all?

 

[LaFleche]

How can I get some? I don't have a local vet that checks chickens And how do I tell which chicken? Or can I treat them all?

Only treat the one that has salpingits. You can observe their behaviour closely, check their their abdomen for sweeling, inspect the cloaca (clean and no smell or rather dirty with sweetish/foul smell).
And you can go out several consecutive evenings to check on them after roosting time to see who is usually sitting where you found the lash egg/coagulated pus.

When in doubt, don't treat.

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[Femerithian]

Only treat the one that has salpingits. You can observe their behaviour closely, check their their abdomen for sweeling, inspect the cloaca (clean and no smell or rather dirty with sweetish/foul smell).
And you can go out several consecutive evenings to check on them after roosting time to see who is usually sitting where you found the lash egg/coagulated pus.

When in doubt, don't treat.

You can order online via jedds.com
https://jedds.com/products/trimethoprin-sulfa-medpet

Thanks

 

[Perris]

I concur with @LaFleche 's identification. But it may not be so easy to work out who's got it.

Someone here has been passing lash eggs (albeit smaller ones) on and off since 28 April. I cannot tell which hen it is; none look or smell ill, or behave differently. None have been treated. It is possible for them to recover without meds.

 

[Femerithian]

I concur with @LaFleche 's identification. But it may not be so easy to work out who's got it.

Someone here has been passing lash eggs (albeit smaller ones) on and off since 28 April. I cannot tell which hen it is; none look or smell ill, or behave differently. None have been treated. It is possible for them to recover without meds.

That's concerning, I want my chickens to be healthy

Think I'll try just in general trying to give them food/supplements for immunity and add in some homeopathics
I've used them on animals before and I can safely mass treat them that way since they're totally safe even if the animals isn't sick

 

[Perris]

it's not communicable; whichever bird has it won't pass it on to anyone else.

But of course anything that helps their immune systems is good; probably best to let them choose whether or not to consume any such supplements, as some may want / need anything in particular and some may be better off without it / them, so serve separately and identifiably, not mixed in and hidden in other things.

 

[Eggcessive]

If I were treating the hen with salpingitis and lash egg, I would use either amoxicillin or enrofloxacin. But that is up to you whether or not to treat. It may or may not help once lash material is seen. Unfortunately, salpingitis is common in hens over 2.

 

[LaFleche]

it's not communicable; whichever bird has it won't pass it on to anyone else.

Not as in a viral spread, but via dirty nesting material it can be spread as the cloaca will bulge out when the egg is laid and the mucosa can easily suck in dirt up the oviduct when retracting.

So keeping the hens' butt clean and cleaning out the nest boxes often can help to prevent the spreading.