Grayspots
Chirping
I was really hoping my first post on the site would be happy, but I waited too long. When I inspected the coop this morning, I found what I presume to be a lash egg mixed in with the droppings from last night.
My four ladies have all just turned 6 months old and 3 are laying.
My guess is that the responsible party is either Arnica or Chicory. Arnica's last shell being thin makes her the prime suspect in my eyes (and I would hate to think that Chicory would have a problem like this before she even started laying).
Of course, all the birds are acting normal.
I have some supplements on hand (Rooster Booster, etc.) that I can administer to everyone, but I also have some Enrofloxacin on the way (as suggested in many other lash egg posts). It will take a week to arrive. If I can't figure out which bird it is before the antibiotics arrive, should I give to both of my suspects or is it most likely Arnica?
(Or best case scenario - this isn't a lash egg and I'm freaking out over a weird poop.)
TIA!
More info about the presumed lash egg - oddly reminiscent of a tiny little sausage. Definitely more pink and "meaty" than most of the lash egg examples I've seen. Did not have an overpowering bad smell, but would not pass the sniff test if I had pulled it out of the fridge as a leftover.
My four ladies have all just turned 6 months old and 3 are laying.
- Arnica - Golden Cuckoo Marans, laid an egg on Monday, generally lays every 2-4 days, was a bit thin shelled (Belladonna crushed it when she laid hers)
- Belladonna - Black Australorp, laid a beautiful egg fresh this morning, generally lays every 1-2 days
- Chicory - Jubilee Orpington, has not started laying yet (comb and wattles still underdeveloped and pink)
- Dill - Easter Egger, laid a perfect egg yesterday afternoon, lays every 1-2 days
My guess is that the responsible party is either Arnica or Chicory. Arnica's last shell being thin makes her the prime suspect in my eyes (and I would hate to think that Chicory would have a problem like this before she even started laying).
Of course, all the birds are acting normal.
I have some supplements on hand (Rooster Booster, etc.) that I can administer to everyone, but I also have some Enrofloxacin on the way (as suggested in many other lash egg posts). It will take a week to arrive. If I can't figure out which bird it is before the antibiotics arrive, should I give to both of my suspects or is it most likely Arnica?
(Or best case scenario - this isn't a lash egg and I'm freaking out over a weird poop.)
TIA!
More info about the presumed lash egg - oddly reminiscent of a tiny little sausage. Definitely more pink and "meaty" than most of the lash egg examples I've seen. Did not have an overpowering bad smell, but would not pass the sniff test if I had pulled it out of the fridge as a leftover.
