My hen has pooped out 2 of these today. Should I be worried!?

[Larouxbestfan]

I think it’s lash egg she needs more calcium if you can’t get oyster shells crake some eggs and crush up the shell and mix it in with her food.

That is a lash egg or caseous material from salpingitis, inflammation of the oviduct. It may or may not lead to egg yolk peritonitis. Here is some reading:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/salpingitis

https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/disorders-of-the-reproductive-system/salpingitis-in-poultry

Oh god...I don't think I'd be able to get her anti-biotics. Is it possible that she'd be able to recover by herself or is it the end for her soon?

 

[MissChick@dee]

Yes it looks like lash egg. The inside looks like the layers of an onion. This is not very good news unfortunately. Your hen has an infection (salpingitis) which is the of the Fallopian tube. Very similar to our female anatomy except chickens are constantly passing oocytes. Could you imagine having an infection in your Fallopian tube? We only have a monthly cycle image a daily cycle.
She needs antibiotics asap.
You can clear up the infection. But once your hen has it she’ll have the perpensity to get it again unfortunately. The very best you could pray for is that once you get her infection under control that due to the infection she becomes sterile and her body stops producing eggs. She’s a sick little girl. I’m so sorry I’m praying for you and your hen. Best wishes

 

[Eggcessive]

If you read the articles about salpingitis, it can be treated with antibiotics, but it may or may not help. It may not always cause problems right away, but may be undiscovered in broilers until butchering time. I have done a few necropsies on hens who have died, and have only seen a lash egg once. But they can be common in hens.

 

[MissChick@dee]

It’s the saddest thing and probably my biggest fear. The wonderful eggs they lay for us and the problems they can have. Vent health is so important and I’ve learned a lot on this site. But sometimes it just happens. Especially to our best layers.
Sad just sad.

 

[ejtrout31]

Just wanted to share with you something I learned from the more experienced people here. Crushed egg shells or oyster shells will help with calcium. It will make the lash eggs shells firmer or harder which is easier for the hen to pass. You know it’s easier to pass a firm stool rather than a soft or sticky one. Not to be gross but I think the analogy makes it easy to understand. OS should be constantly offered to laying hens. It’s important to their body’s health.
So calcium is important yes.
But it does nothing to cure or prevent salpingitis or lash egg. Just gonna put that out there.

I know but can’t cure it but it can help prevent it with rest of the flock to and should start being given if then hen makes it.

 

[Eggcessive]

Lash eggs are not real eggs, but caseous material (think solid pus) produced by salpingitis. Calcium has no effect on that. Calcium is needed if the hen is still producing normal eggs though.

 

[Larouxbestfan]

Yes it looks like lash egg. The inside looks like the layers of an onion. This is not very good news unfortunately. Your hen has an infection (salpingitis) which is the of the Fallopian tube. Very similar to our female anatomy except chickens are constantly passing oocytes. Could you imagine having an infection in your Fallopian tube? We only have a monthly cycle image a daily cycle.
She needs antibiotics asap.
You can clear up the infection. But once your hen has it she’ll have the perpensity to get it again unfortunately. The very best you could pray for is that once you get her infection under control that due to the infection she becomes sterile and her body stops producing eggs. She’s a sick little girl. I’m so sorry I’m praying for you and your hen. Best wishes

I really appreciate your help. Im really sad that she has to go through this but glad that I finally know what's affecting her.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Lash eggs are not real eggs, but caseous material (think solid pus) produced by salpingitis. Calcium has no effect on that. Calcium is needed if the hen is still producing normal eggs though.

Thanks...I learned too. Question so...I know you can’t tell a lash egg until it’s laid or at necropsy. What’s the biggest contributor in your opinion for lash egg?

 

[Eggcessive]

The articles that I have mostly read say that bacteria climbing the reproductive tract is a common cause—E.coli, mycoplasma, salmonella, and pasteurella (fowl cholera) are some of the common ones. Those bacteria can be introduced to the oviduct through the vent, and vent pecking is a cause as well.

 

[MissChick@dee]

The articles that I have mostly read say that bacteria climbing the reproductive tract is a common cause—E.coli, mycoplasma, salmonella, and pasteurella (fowl cholera) are some of the common ones. Those bacteria can be introduced to the oviduct through the vent, and vent pecking is a cause as well.

Thanks a lot.