Lash egg???

[jcomp]

Your girl sounds like she has what happened to my girl. With my girl Goldie it was like she tried to eat but couldn't, same with liquids. Her crop stopped emptying overnight, she'd drink but then flick her head and water and food would run back out. It was not sour crop it was never stinky, but when massaging it was not soft either. I took her to the vet they gave her a script for a antibiotic and a painkiller. The vet explained to me her "eggs" think of a lady period blood spots- were backing up in her for years instead of being re-absorbed back into her body or passing being made into eggs. Her rear was also not soft like usual. I had given her warm water dunks to try to help pass anything but it was impacted back further in her. I had never read about this in all my years of chicken keeping. The vet offered exploratory surgery without any guarantee she would be able to recover, (very costly also) as much as I loved my bird I had to decline. Goldie was diagnosed as have impacted ovarian ducts, I unfortunately lost her at 7.5 years old broke my heart. Good luck with you baby girl.

Oh wow. I haven’t heard of this. Thank you for bring this to the table. That’s quite interesting. I’m sorry you lost her. I hope the many years were good ones. The antibiotics worked great. She is back to her old self. Even yelling haha. She hasn’t laid. Only time will tell, but we keep close eyes on her. And everyone else for that matter. I guess seeing the severity of how badly the reproductive issue can be has put me on edge a bit. Such sensitive creatures. The heat doesn’t help either.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Oh wow. I haven’t heard of this. Thank you for bring this to the table. That’s quite interesting. I’m sorry you lost her. I hope the many years were good ones. The antibiotics worked great. She is back to her old self. Even yelling haha. She hasn’t laid. Only time will tell, but we keep close eyes on her. And everyone else for that matter. I guess seeing the severity of how badly the reproductive issue can be has put me on edge a bit. Such sensitive creatures. The heat doesn’t help either.

You would want her to not lay, if she had it once, she will have it again. Happend with my hen, hopefully you dont mind her not laying.

 

[jcomp]

You would want her to not lay, if she had it once, she will have it again. Happend with my hen, hopefully you dont mind her not laying.

 

[jcomp]

No. Don’t mind at all. Just want her to be healthy and happy. I know this will be a reoccurring issue, but out of curiosity why do I not want her laying in general? Would it create more risk with egg production thus leading to more lash egg issues?

 

[Themellowyellows]

No. Don’t mind at all. Just want her to be healthy and happy. I know this will be a reoccurring issue, but out of curiosity why do I not want her laying in general? Would it create more risk with egg production thus leading to more lash egg issues?

Yes it would, if she were to stop laying that would end the risk of egging problems... It is posible that during the lash egg excperince she damaged her egging system and there for she will stop. However, she might start laying in two years for now or maybe even next week, or never.. It just depends. If she stops laying she stops having egg problems, but I am pretty sure that also shortens her life span.

 

[jcomp]

I’ve posted about my 5 month hen being sick. I just gave her coconut oil and massage crop to help move it along since it didn’t empty overnight. Now there’s this. What is it?

I’ve posted about my 5 month hen being sick. I just gave her coconut oil and massage crop to help move it along since it didn’t empty overnight. Now there’s this. What is it?

I’ve posted about my 5 month hen being sick. I just gave her coconut oil and massage crop to help move it along since it didn’t empty overnight. Now there’s this. What is it?

Update: Ester has been doing very well. Gained some of the weight back, eating well and mouthing off . Even pecking the others to put them in their place. Problem is she has laid two tiny lash eggs again. I’ve discovered that when she goes into the nesting area and does the little egg song mimicking that routine will be the day she lays the lash material, but it’s always a few hours later. Question is do I restart antibiotics? She has no others symptoms other than the lash. I have no problem with this being our life together and knowing she could have 6 days, 6 weeks, 6 months…. She’s happy.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Update: Ester has been doing very well. Gained some of the weight back, eating well and mouthing off . Even pecking the others to put them in their place. Problem is she has laid two tiny lash eggs again. I’ve discovered that when she goes into the nesting area and does the little egg song mimicking that routine will be the day she lays the lash material, but it’s always a few hours later. Question is do I restart antibiotics? She has no others symptoms other than the lash. I have no problem with this being our life together and knowing she could have 6 days, 6 weeks, 6 months…. She’s happy.

Glad to know she has been doing well!
No, I would not start antibiotics unless you see her acting sick. Has she made a propper egg? Get lots of calcium in her.

 

[jcomp]

Glad to know she has been doing well!
No, I would not start antibiotics unless you see her acting sick. Has she made a propper egg? Get lots of calcium in her.

She hasn’t. Well not that I’m aware of. She’s one of two I have that lay green. It’s possible, but but I just don’t know for sure. I do know the other gal we have tends to have a bit larger eggs, but that could also be more likely her system working itself out seeing as they’re 5.5/6 months old. I know she’s eating egg shells and oyster shells and the oyster is available for the pickings daily. Would you recommend an additional supplement for her in this case?

 

[Themellowyellows]

She hasn’t. Well not that I’m aware of. She’s one of two I have that lay green. It’s possible, but but I just don’t know for sure. I do know the other gal we have tends to have a bit larger eggs, but that could also be more likely her system working itself out seeing as they’re 5.5/6 months old. I know she’s eating egg shells and oyster shells and the oyster is available for the pickings daily. Would you recommend an additional supplement for her in this case?

Sorry! Never saw this post, it has been a while! Has she been doing well? Yes to answer your question I would recommend, "Nutri-Drentch poultry." Its helped my hens and hopefully yours also! Thats good she is eating oyster and egg shells, however eggshells dont carry to much calcium its still good for her if she enjoys! Hope you and her have been doing well, look forward to hearing about her!