Possible egg oddity

[Panamom]

Found this odd looking item this am while cleaning out the night's produce under the roosts.
I'm thinking it is a failed egg. Anyone else ever see anything like this?

 

[Bawkbok]

oh my. That could be a lash egg. What is the texture of it and did you cut it open to view the contents? Are they fibrous or what kind of texture? Any odor?

 

[Panamom]

No odor. The content looks like egg white.

 

[Panamom]

The texture is that of the layer between the shell and contents. Can't remember what that is called.

 

[Panamom]

Just looked up lash egg and it isn't like that at all. I think it may belong to one of the bantams, a silkie, as that is where she sits in roost most times. thanks for your info.

 

[FunClucks]

Just looked up lash egg and it isn't like that at all. I think it may belong to one of the bantams, a silkie, as that is where she sits in roost most times. thanks for your info.

Looks like it's just a failed egg. Not sure what the term is, but it's a shell-less egg in the wrong shape. You might have a new layer trying to sort out their egg making equipment. Give her some time, if it's a one-off I wouldn't worry about it. If she lays more like that, then treat her as if she's laying shell-less eggs, even though they're a weird shape. Treatment for that is generally considered to be 600mg of Calcium Citrate with vitamin D (human vitamin in whatever handy dosage they come in) once a day for a few weeks up to a month. Once she starts laying normal shelled eggs again for a week or so, she is good to stop being medicated. Keep an eye on her. For some birds, it's a one time thing, for others, they may have this issue off and on for life.

 

[Panamom]

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

 

[Bawkbok]

This can be found in the Learning Center tab.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

There is also a plethora of threads on here that speak to various egg issues. You can do a general search by key words using the brown "search" tab in the upper right corner of the banner. You may find something there that is similar to your situation.

@FunClucks offered a good suggestion with the Calcium Citrate. Since your girl is a bantam, I don't know if the dosage is the same as with a larger bird. It is a big pill and most birds can swallow it without issue but since your girl is smaller you may need to cut the size into smaller segments. Hoping she's ok and this was a one off.

 

[Panamom]

This can be found in the Learning Center tab.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

There is also a plethora of threads on here that speak to various egg issues. You can do a general search by key words using the brown "search" tab in the upper right corner of the banner. You may find something there that is similar to your situation.

@FunClucks offered a good suggestion with the Calcium Citrate. Since your girl is a bantam, I don't know if the dosage is the same as with a larger bird. It is a big pill and most birds can swallow it without issue but since your girl is smaller you may need to cut the size into smaller segments. Hoping she's ok and this was a one off.

I think it was the little silkie but not sure. Haven't seen one since although somebody had a big expulsion of wormy poo. I may need to worm the recent new girls from another flock.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I believe the usual dosage for a LF hen is one tablet, or 300 mg, once daily for five to seven days. Let me ask an Educator for verification, especially on your small bird.
@Eggcessive please.