Pre-egg discharge?

[AllenK RGV]

Ok, yesterday my wife and I were having our morning coffee, and a hen hopped up on our porch railing, beaked her vent area and then passed some milky discharge(estimated 2-5ml). Shortly there after she gave us an egg.

We were curious as we have never observed this before, but suspect it might be somewhat normal. I wasn't curious to the point of trying to sniff the discharge to see if it might be purulent.

 

[AllenK RGV]

I'm going out on a limb here but suspect that might have been the bloom component for the egg? @aart @Texas Kiki @007Sean ?

 

[Kiki]

Next time if it happens get a picture.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Next time if it happens get a picture.

LOL this was a 5 second discharge event, but will keep an eye on that hen and maybe get ya a dirty video!In all seriousness, the 3 that needed to lay today, including her, have all dropped their eggs for the day. I'll have a cell phone ready for tomorrow and see if this chance behavior occurs again. 10am-noon should be egg laying rush hour.

 

[aart]

Shortly there after she gave us an egg.

I doubt it was bloom.
How shortly there after and where was the egg laid?

 

[AllenK RGV]

I doubt it was bloom.
How shortly there after and where was the egg laid?

Within half an hour aart from the vent beaking, discharge and egg.

This is sounding like I need to put on my nurses hat and get a sniff of that discharge should I observe it again.

 

[aart]

I'd put her in a crate like this to observe all discharges for at 24 hours period.

 

[aart]

But first maybe lets's review what all and how exactly are you feeding?

 

[AllenK RGV]

But first maybe lets's review what all and how exactly are you feeding?

These are my free rangers, they do get scratch tossed at AM and PM chicken o'clock, plus they are raiding the now 5 month old silkie's 24% starter, however,the silkies also free range and less than 1.5 cups of that is offered daily.

 

[007Sean]

I doubt it was bloom.
How shortly there after and where was the egg laid?

X2, may have been some residual feces, that was expelled before laying the egg?