Is this a lash egg?

[syndylli]

It looks like a lash egg. Sometimes it can look more like a hollow egg that is abnormal. They can have other egg materials such as membrane, shell, yolk or albumen. It is a result of salpingitis. I would probablyget her on an antibiotic such as amoxicillin 250 mg orally twice a day for 7-10 days or enrofloxacin 10 mg for every 2.2 pounds given orally of weight twice a day for 5 days. Do not eat her eggs for a month, should she lay any normal ones. I would also give her some human calcium citrate with d 3 300-600 mg daily for the next 7 days. Here is some reading:
https://www.bhwt.org.uk/hen-health/health-problems/lash-eggs-salpingitis/

I'm in the states. I didn't know you can get antibiotics without a prescription. I don't know where to get amoxicillin or enrofloxacin. How do I administer the calcium/D3 supplement? Crush into powder, add to water, and feed with a dropper or syringe? Also, would an Epsom salt bath and anti-fungal cream help at this point?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The articles below go into more detail about Salpingitis (Lash Egg), and the Causes of Salpingitis (Inflammation of the Oviduct). Usually bacterial or viral. E. Coli and Staph infection, history of Mycoplasma (bacteria-like), Infectious Bronchitis (viral), etc.
While diet does play an important role to keeping birds overall healthy, I have not seen any material suggesting that diet causes Salpingitis.

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

 

[syndylli]

Here are some good prices:
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https://birdpalproducts.com/products/enrofloxacin-10-liquid-for-birds?variant=45012787364066

Oh! Just saw this on the enrofloxacin! Buying it now! I have the calcium/D3.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How do I administer the calcium/D3 supplement

Just pop it into her beak. Doing it in the evening after she's gone to roost is easiest. Pull down on her wattles or the loose skin under her beak to get her to open up and just put it in, let her close her beak, and down it goes. It looks big but she can swallow it no problem, a chicken can swallow a mouse whole. By doing it at night you don't stress her by chasing. If you don't have a helper, tuck her under one arm like a football or wrap her in a towel.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I am no expert on feed, but @U_Stormcrow is. I am tagging him for you, perhaps he can shed some light here. I apologize, I did not realize you were feeding according to a formula, I thought you were just feeding this stuff at random.

I'm no expert on feed, either. Just reasonably well read.

I don't recall any readings associating lash egg with any particular dietary imbalance. Its consequence of infection, typically. I look to Wyorp Rock and Eggcessive for expertise on illness and injury, they've never steered me wrong.

but since I was invited for feed advice, I would caution AGAINST "solving for protein". Not all protein is the same - better to solve for key Aminos. Though you should be able to hit targets with a mix of soy meal, corn, whole oats and alfalfa. Your vitamins and minerals will still be a toss up, but you can at least ensure a protein with the appropriate AA ratios. Most use a vitamin premix (like Fertrells) to address that issue - because most use mill feed, and that's what the mills do.