Mystery egg

[Wrigs8]

Sure

 

[azygous]

Thank you! Now that the thing has warmed, it appears to be revealing itself as an egg membrane. So, it's neither an egg or a lash egg, but part of a shell-less egg.

Did you notice any broken egg shell bits or tell-tale yolk stains in the spot where you found this?

 

[Wrigs8]

Thank you! Now that the thing has warmed, it appears to be revealing itself as an egg membrane. So, it's neither an egg or a lash egg, but part of a shell-less egg.

Did you notice any broken egg shell bits or tell-tale yolk stains in the spot where you found this?

We went out and looked and did not see any bits of shells. It definitely has a “yolk” look to the outside of it. I like your prognosis better.

 

[Kelliejanine]

Looks like a lash egg which isn’t actually an egg but from an infection

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you! Now that the thing has warmed, it appears to be revealing itself as an egg membrane. So, it's neither an egg or a lash egg, but part of a shell-less egg.

Did you notice any broken egg shell bits or tell-tale yolk stains in the spot where you found this?

Agreed, now that is has thawed, it appears to be a "shell less" egg.

The OP (@Wrigs8 )mentioned they had an egg bound hen earlier? How did that work out? I would suspect the same hen for the shell less egg as well.

What are you feeding?
Do you provide oyster shell free choice?
How old are your hens?

 

[Wrigs8]

Agreed, now that is has thawed, it appears to be a "shell less" egg.

The OP (@Wrigs8 )mentioned they had an egg bound hen earlier? How did that work out? I would suspect the same hen for the shell less egg as well.

What are you feeding?
Do you provide oyster shell free choice?
How old are your hens?

Yes!! Something is going on with my hens. We had 8 of them. Last week Tuesday, we had one prolapse. The next day I went out to lock them in for the night and found one hen who was all bloody and her back end was pecked away. We treated her for several days and then we put her down as we thought she was egg bound. She was in the house for 4 days and didn’t lay an egg. Friends thought she was egg bound and it looked like she might have had an infection on top of it. Now today we found this “egg”. I’m not sure what is going on. We feed an egg laying blend of food from Tractor Supply. I think this may be my problem. We also give them scratch grain and I’ve been adding mealworms for protein. They go outside daily in a run. They are about 9 months old and had been doing great up until this point. I do feed them oyster shells also.

 

[Skipper81]

It sounds like your doing everything right

 

[azygous]

If all your young hens came from the same breeder, the problem may be due to genetics. If you got them as baby chicks from a feed store, they would have come from a commercial hatchery, and the problem of genetics would be less likely as most hatcheries use many sources for their hatching eggs.

Another cause of this bad run of reproductive issues could stem from a contagious infection such as infectious bronchitis. But there's no easy way to diagnose that. Far more practical would be to identify which hen is producing the collapsed shell-less egg and treat her with concentrated calcium in the form of a supplement such as calcium citrate or calcium gluconate.

Even if your hens have access to calcium carbonate in the form of oyster shell made available as a free choice (as opposed to mixed into the feed), not all hens are able to absorb it equally well or are inclined to eat enough to satisfy their calcium needs. This is why you need to try to identify the one(s) with the problem and treat it individually.

 

[WindingRoad]

Now many hens do you have? If you have too many to spy on you might try lips stick in the vents. A hassle but might be a quick way to tell. Do you have 8 lipsticks? LOL you could do 3-4 one day to rule them out and then do some more a few days later. Might be a process. Just please don't reuse the lipstick on yourself. KWIM

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes!! Something is going on with my hens. We had 8 of them. Last week Tuesday, we had one prolapse. The next day I went out to lock them in for the night and found one hen who was all bloody and her back end was pecked away. We treated her for several days and then we put her down as we thought she was egg bound. She was in the house for 4 days and didn’t lay an egg. Friends thought she was egg bound and it looked like she might have had an infection on top of it. Now today we found this “egg”. I’m not sure what is going on. We feed an egg laying blend of food from Tractor Supply. I think this may be my problem. We also give them scratch grain and I’ve been adding mealworms for protein. They go outside daily in a run. They are about 9 months old and had been doing great up until this point. I do feed them oyster shells also.

I'm sorry that you lost one last week.
If you happen to lose another, it would be a good idea to get a necropsy through your state lab or you can do an informal one yourself to see if there is anything unusual (excess fat, reproductive problems, something wrong with the organs, etc.) Photos of what you find are always welcome, there's a good chance someone may recognize something or at least we can have a discussion.

What is the egg laying blend? Check the mill date to make sure it's fresh.
I would also provide oyster shell free choice and watch how much scratch grains you give. If they are confined to a run, like mine, they likely don't exercise too vigorously, so I try to limit "treats" to no more than 5-10% of daily intake. Anything you give besides a balanced poultry feed dilutes the amount of protein and nutrients they get.
I really have to watch myself or I can get heavy handed with the goodies (it's hard to resist those sweet expectant faces)