Lash egg- can I return to the flock?

[rogerrogerroger]

One of our chickens lay a lash egg a few days ago. It was pretty easy to tell which one based on the small size of the flock and the fact that the others all lay normal and recognizable eggs on the same day. She's an ex-battery hen so she's been through some stuff historically but has been acting normally before laying the egg and is continuing to act normally now. Around 2-2.5 yrs old. She's in a small quarantine crate right now and I'm wondering what to do. Is it a bad idea to put her back into the run/coop with the others? I kind of want to give her a chance to recover, but our tiny sick bay is a poor quality of life for a bird long-term. It feels weird to cull her considering how normal she's behaving right now (aside from some sneezing), but if she can't safely return then I will.

 

[Yardmom]

Did you put her back with the flock? The only reasons to separate would be if it is harming her to be with them. Or to watch for something you would not see if she was with the group.

 

[sourland]

No reason to quarantine her from the flock. Lash egg is not a contagious situation.