Organ, fleshy tissue found in nesting box.

[Sue in New Mexico]

Hi all, I am new to BYC and a new chicken mom of 2 months. I found, what looks like an organ, in the nesting box this morning. I am including a picture. It's about 3" long. I hope I'm wrong but it looks the reproductive system.

My 5 hens all look and are acting fine. Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Looks like a lash egg. I think those mean either a reproductive issue or an infection had been in the reproductive area

 

[Aunt Angus]

Or the membrane of a shell-less egg. I found a similar thing after my Cochin laid a shell-less egg.

I'll try to find the pic.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Here it is (ew):

 

[Aunt Angus]

Your pic looks kinda like this - like a deflated egg that dried up. A lash egg is *usually* more solid. You can usually cut open lash eggs and see the layers of pus and gunk (again, ew) inside.

 

[Sue in New Mexico]

Here it is (ew):
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Here it is (ew):
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It does look similar. Thank you. Makes me feel a bit better.

 

[Aunt Angus]

It does look similar. Thank you. Makes me feel a bit better.

Just keep an eye on them. Make sure they are laying/acting normally. And i hope to goodness you don't find another.

 

[coach723]

I agree with @Aunt Angus , looks more like a malformed egg shell than lash material. It is hopefully just a glitch. Particularly if these are new layers, glitches can happen. Also sometimes when birds come back into lay after a molt or if they take the winter off they can have glitches. I would monitor, see if laying is normal after this. The fact that they are all acting fine is a good sign.

 

[Sue in New Mexico]

Just keep an eye on them. Make sure they are laying/acting normally. And i hope to goodness you don't find another.

I will keep a close eye on them. They're all acting normal. Vents /backsides look fine. Eating well. Laying nearly everyday. I'm going to give them another look over just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Thanks so much!

 

[Sue in New Mexico]

Good morning, Wanted to give an update. First, all the hens are fine. Watched the hens to figure out it was my hen Cinnamon, that was laying the lash egg. She laid an egg this morning, the shell was very thin. Couldn't tell looking at it until you picked it up. Anyhow, they have oyster shell (free choice) but I mixed some in their feed this morning. I think it may have been from the heat. Was upper 90's all week. She seemed impacted by it more than the other hens. They have plenty of shade and froze gallon jugs of water and set them around for them to lay near, which they did. I have a cool outbuilding I can move them into if the heat continues. If you think I could be doing anything else, please let me know. Thanks again everyone!