I found this... thing today, when I was in the coop cleaning. It was by the nesting box, mixed in with a big, body looking pile of droppings. It's color caught my attention, so I isolated it. I haven't fed the girls anything unusual besides their regular, layer feed. They did have a little bit of left over fish from a restaurant, about 6 days ago, but nothing else except for a little scratch before bed each night. I even called the kids & asked if anyone fed the girls... (don't laugh) chicken McNuggets... they said no. That's what it looks like to me.
2 of my red sexlinks are 2 years old & just starting to lay again after their first molt. My other hens are 9 months old: 2 red sexlinks are laying very well; the Easter eggers stopped laying for winter; the Orpingtons are laying nicely; & 1 of my 2 Australorps are laying... the other one had a mini-molt & she stopped laying. Everyone's healthy & acting well, active & doing their regular chicken things. All the droppings are normal... but this 'thing' has me a little concerned. I've attached photos w/ a penny for perspective on size. I also (gross) cut this 'thing' in half... & attached the photo below. Should I be concerned? Does anyone have any ideas?
2 of my red sexlinks are 2 years old & just starting to lay again after their first molt. My other hens are 9 months old: 2 red sexlinks are laying very well; the Easter eggers stopped laying for winter; the Orpingtons are laying nicely; & 1 of my 2 Australorps are laying... the other one had a mini-molt & she stopped laying. Everyone's healthy & acting well, active & doing their regular chicken things. All the droppings are normal... but this 'thing' has me a little concerned. I've attached photos w/ a penny for perspective on size. I also (gross) cut this 'thing' in half... & attached the photo below. Should I be concerned? Does anyone have any ideas?
