Lash egg

[Thechickenchick2]

Came home to a lash egg today...

What the hell happened and why?? No one is sick.. my only thoughts are this was from my RSL that is egg bound constantly and it caught up to her in a terrible way or from my RSL that our GSD puppy got ahold of a few months back that I nursed to health but her insides were just too sick...

What do I look out for? How do I know who it was from? How can I help her?

 

[True Patriot]

Odd eggs happen from time to time. It's not necessarily something to worry about unless it keeps happening. If this is the first one I would monitor the flock a bit more closely to try and narrow down the potential layer. Beyond that if everyone is acting normal it could just be an "oops"

 

[coach723]

It does appear to be a lash egg. If you still have it, cut it open and look inside. If it looks like layers of cooked egg it's likely a lash egg. I will post a link at the end with pictures and some information. Lash eggs are caused by infection/inflammation of the reproductive tract. Sometimes a hen will have it and no lash egg is passed, they just build up inside and are found at necropsy. Sometimes they pass one, which gives you about the only clue you will get until it's pretty advanced and the bird is getting very sick, they hide it very well.
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/

 

[Thechickenchick2]

It does appear to be a lash egg. If you still have it, cut it open and look inside. If it looks like layers of cooked egg it's likely a lash egg. I will post a link at the end with pictures and some information. Lash eggs are caused by infection/inflammation of the reproductive tract. Sometimes a hen will have it and no lash egg is passed, they just build up inside and are found at necropsy. Sometimes they pass one, which gives you about the only clue you will get until it's pretty advanced and the bird is getting very sick, they hide it very well.
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/

I did open it up... it indeed did have layers but it certainly had a mucus and was a little “wet” inside... I have a 11 month old RSL pullet that is egg bound more often than she isn’t... as I mentioned I also have a bird that my German Shepherd dog got a hold of and isn’t quite the same layer as she was prior.. worst case I will just treat both and hope for the best... thanks so much