Is this a lash egg? If so, what do I do?

[Perris]

further to the last, this is what lash material looks like

(two lumps of it intact and one cut in half)

 

[rosemarythyme]

x2 on what Perris said, I can't tell if it's a lash egg. We'd need to see what's inside to determine for sure (as well as the smaller lumps that appear to be attached to the lower parts of the image). The largest mass appears to be a shellless membrane but the smaller bits could be lash material.

IF it is a lash egg, even after determining which bird it is, you really won't know if the antibiotics worked other than not seeing more lash eggs and/or the hen degrading in health. Salpingitis can be bacterial or viral, so antibiotics may or may not help depending on the cause.

 

[Ccort]

that does not look like a lash egg to me; it looks like an egg with a weird membrane (and no shell, obviously). Did you cut it open? That would have clarified what it was. A lash egg is coagulated pus. An egg would include liquid.

The large section had egg material in it. The smaller, darker bit had some brown, thicker liquid.

 

[Ccort]

x2 on what Perris said, I can't tell if it's a lash egg. We'd need to see what's inside to determine for sure (as well as the smaller lumps that appear to be attached to the lower parts of the image). The largest mass appears to be a shellless membrane but the smaller bits could be lash material.

IF it is a lash egg, even after determining which bird it is, you really won't know if the antibiotics worked other than not seeing more lash eggs and/or the hen degrading in health. Salpingitis can be bacterial or viral, so antibiotics may or may not help depending on the cause.

The larger section had egg material (no yolk) in it and the smaller, darker piece had a brownish, thick liquid come out, like a pudding consistency

 

[Ccort]

further to the last, this is what lash material looks like
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(two lumps of it intact and one cut in half)

It did not have any of that material in it. Thick, brownsih liquid in the bottom part and the top was more like egg material but no yolk

 

[Perris]

It sounds like something else then; have you identified which hen laid it yet? Is anyone off colour? Self-isolating? anything that stands out as not normal in appearance or behaviour?

 

[Ccort]

It sounds like something else then; have you identified which hen laid it yet? Is anyone off colour? Self-isolating? anything that stands out as not normal in appearance or behaviour?

No, I don't know who laid it. All seem completely normal otherwise...eating, foraging, no crop issues, nothing out of the ordinary at all.

 

[Perris]

then I wouldn't treat anyone with anything (anything else; you can't take back the out of date fish (and human) antibiotic that you already gave them; hopefully it won't have done too much damage to their gut microbiomes).

Whoever laid it may fix herself - most ailments are not life threatening, and the bird's immune system can deal with it. I would probably offer some sardines or other animal protein to help her rebuild damaged flesh, if that is what caused the issue in the first place (and just be a nice treat if not).

 

[Ccort]

then I wouldn't treat anyone with anything (anything else; you can't take back the out of date fish (and human) antibiotic that you already gave them; hopefully it won't have done too much damage to their gut microbiomes).

Whoever laid it may fix herself - most ailments are not life threatening, and the bird's immune system can deal with it. I would probably offer some sardines or other animal protein to help her rebuild damaged flesh, if that is what caused the issue in the first place (and just be a nice treat if not).

Does a lash egg HAVE to contain that cottage cheese like material?

And what do you mean by "damaged flesh?"

 

[Perris]

Does a lash egg HAVE to contain that cottage cheese like material?

Its proper name, caseous exudate, suggests it does, but salpingitis can cause liquid discharge too, though I don't think that's called a lash egg then. What your hen laid was albumen (egg white) in a membrane that didn't form around it properly and has twists in it, creating the pony-tail like bit. More on lash eggs if you want to follow up here
https://www.bhwt.org.uk/blog/health-welfare/what-are-lash-eggs/

And what do you mean by "damaged flesh?"

Body parts are being rebuilt all the time - yours and mine as well as your chickens'. Each of your blood cells last about 4 months, for example, before they die and are replaced. It's a constant process in living beings. You referred to the contents of the membrane as

The larger section had egg material (no yolk) in it and the smaller, darker piece had a brownish, thick liquid come out, like a pudding consistency

which signals not just albumen, but possibly some old blood (blood turns brown and then black as it ages), which in turn suggests possible damage inside, most likely to the oviduct or ovary. Simply put, protein is the main nutrient needed to repair or rebuild body parts (carbohydrates provide fuel to already built cells so they can function). It won't hurt to provide a protein boost in the circumstances.