Mass found in nesting box?

[TracieH]

Does anyone know what this is? It was with the eggs in the nesting box. It seemed meat-like. Thank you for your help.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Never seen that before! Following thread to see if someone can explain that.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

Lash with a feather stuck to it?

 

[CabritaChicks]

Okay, just spitballing—but give it a few decades, and this might top the list of “most likely to be alien.” I mean, seriously.

It looks like a set of mini lungs (filled with beans) with Mardi Gras flair?

A mushroom crash-landed on a feather with beans and decided to thrive an encapsulate? —but those creepy little root tendrils? That’s villain origin story material right there.

 

[RedHillChicken]

Does anyone know what this is? It was with the eggs in the nesting box. It seemed meat-like. Thank you for your help.

That looks like lash egg material. How old are your hens? What breed are your hens, and do you know if it came from one particular hen, or more than one. Are any of your hens lethargic, not eating or drinking much. What do their combs look like - pink or purplish colored? Any yellowish discharge from their vents? Have you introduced any "foreign" chickens to your flock? Any respiratory issues?