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Welcome to BYC!Just introducing myself,
We've got 3 chooks of mixed breeds, they're dark brown, light brown and one is grey speckled like a Plymouth Rock sort of.
We've had some strange eggs this morning.
These are 11 days old and straight out of the fridge. Nothing hot has been anywhere near them. It's winter here (Australia). No one has pre boiled them yet they seem to be soft yolk boiled.
Any ideas?
Thank you
and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
You say the "egg looked normal", which is atypical of lash.
Oh geeze. I'll keep an eye out for any others and post photos. Any other ideas?
I wish I knew. Sorry.
Idk if you know what "lash material" means. If not, be prepared that the following info is very high on the yuck factor. Lash material results from an infection in the oviduct. Lash material is chicken pus. Chicken/bird pus is different than mammals; it is solid, though soft and "cheesy". If you've heard the term "lash egg", it's not an egg at all, but infection that travels through the oviduct and so is somewhat egg-shaped. But a "lash egg" looks Nothing like a normal egg, including it has no shell. It's more unusual for the infection to be INSIDE an actual egg shell, and that is a surprise none of us ever wants to see. The infection (salpingtitis) can be either bacterial or viral. Bacterial salpingtitis can sometimes be rectified with antibiotics, but of course viral cannot. Salpingtitis is unfortunately very common in high-production layer breeds, but again, lash material Inside an egg is fairly rare. Here is an article that will tell you all you never wanted to know.
