Salpingitis Egg Lash!? Please help!

[Frizzled-n-Sizzled]

I feared the day I would find a lash egg Salpingitis in my chicken coop. Well this morning I found a rubbery mass the size of a redskin potato on my poop tarp. I have 12 hens and I do not know which hen did it! I have a suspicion but not 100% sure.

I called numerous vets, posted on other vet forums and all I am is getting more and more overwhelmed. I have been dealing with a few hens having bumblefoot and worms. But all of them seem to be healthy, eating and moving around…

I have an appt, with a vet. But he doesn’t necessarily specialize in poultry regularly.

Other veterinarians want to watch the bird overnight and do birth control or reproductive organ removals. Like I said, I don’t know which hen it is… and I also can’t go through a major expense…

Will the eggs still be ok to eat?
How can I treat my flock?
Will they need to be culled?
Is this a wait and see if it happens again?
Should I contact a local Ag dept? I’m fear then my flock will get.

I have Tylan 50 injection (50mg per ml) on hand but I’m not sure if that’s the correct anabiotic also dosage and egg withdrawal… and I have no idea how to inject!


Any input would be greatly appreciated! @Eggcessive @dawg53

 

[DemeterAD9]

Coming from someone who also has a hen with reproductive issues, what are your plans for your birds? Cuddly pets or livestock that feed you and your family?

Don’t eat the lash eggs but your normal looking eggs are safe to eat. Depending on what is causing the salpingitis, it may or may not be contagious. If there are no symptoms in the other birds I personally would not treat the entire flock.

I’ve done some reading on Salpingitis and decided it isn’t worth treating a laying hen as she is unlikely to ever return to a 100% healthy and productive layer. As a pet… well I personally don’t see myself having a pet chicken I’m willing to spend money on for a vet visit. If you want to keep her just as a pet then go ahead and try treating her. Others will have to chime in on treatment options though, I know antibiotics like amoxicillin are the go-to but that’s all I got.

I have a 1.5yr old dark brahma who I quite like. She is beautiful and well mannered but not cuddly. I got maybe 30 eggs from her this spring and then she quit laying completely after having a handful of funky eggs. I noticed she wasn’t feeling well not long after she stopped laying but she got over whatever was ailing her, or so I thought. Last week I saw her poop and noticed lash material. That explains her lack of eggs and the mystery illness she came down with. I’ve decided to cull her along with several other birds for flock management and make room for the younger birds. Luckily I got 2 pullets from her before she quit laying. While I’ll be sad to see her go, I think it is the kinder thing to do than try and keep her going only to have her regress and die on her own.

 

[Eggcessive]

If you still have the lash egg, it would be good to cut it open and take another picture. I don’t take birds to the vet, but I would treat one with an antibiotic if it would make her better. Once they have salpingitis and lash eggs, it may be hard to treat her. It is incurable, if treated early it may extend her life. Amoxicillin is commonly given for treatment, but enrofloxacin may be a little better for treatment. It is not approved for chickens by the FDA, but some vets will still treat with it since it works a little better. Dosage is 0.1 mg per every 2.2 pounds of weight given twice
a day for 5 days. The liquid dosage is 0.1 ml or 1 tablet per kg or 2.2 pounds. Amoxicllin dosage is 125 to 250 mg twice a day for 10 days. Do not use her eggs for 3 weeks after.
https://jedds.com/products/enroflox...6dNmL6PeRpBj-EgmKnvXakHq1A6Pf6GJfoXGTXzJBIkyC

 

[Frizzled-n-Sizzled]

If you still have the lash egg, it would be good to cut it open and take another picture. I don’t take birds to the vet, but I would treat one with an antibiotic if it would make her better. Once they have salpingitis and lash eggs, it may be hard to treat her. It is incurable, if treated early it may extend her life. Amoxicillin is commonly given for treatment, but enrofloxacin may be a little better for treatment. It is not approved for chickens by the FDA, but some vets will still treat with it since it works a little better. Dosage is 0.1 mg per every 2.2 pounds of weight given twice
a day for 5 days. The liquid dosage is 0.1 ml or 1 tablet per kg or 2.2 pounds. Amoxicllin dosage is 125 to 250 mg twice a day for 10 days. Do not use her eggs for 3 weeks after.
https://jedds.com/products/enroflox...6dNmL6PeRpBj-EgmKnvXakHq1A6Pf6GJfoXGTXzJBIkyC

I appreciate your input. I wish I knew what hen it came out of. If I had to guess it would be the BCM that was hatched in June 2023, she may have laid 12 eggs in her life. Her belly has always looked swollen (like water belly)…

Coming from someone who also has a hen with reproductive issues, what are your plans for your birds? Cuddly pets or livestock that feed you and your family?

Don’t eat the lash eggs but your normal looking eggs are safe to eat. Depending on what is causing the salpingitis, it may or may not be contagious. If there are no symptoms in the other birds I personally would not treat the entire flock.

I’ve done some reading on Salpingitis and decided it isn’t worth treating a laying hen as she is unlikely to ever return to a 100% healthy and productive layer. As a pet… well I personally don’t see myself having a pet chicken I’m willing to spend money on for a vet visit. If you want to keep her just as a pet then go ahead and try treating her. Others will have to chime in on treatment options though, I know antibiotics like amoxicillin are the go-to but that’s all I got.

I have a 1.5yr old dark brahma who I quite like. She is beautiful and well mannered but not cuddly. I got maybe 30 eggs from her this spring and then she quit laying completely after having a handful of funky eggs. I noticed she wasn’t feeling well not long after she stopped laying but she got over whatever was ailing her, or so I thought. Last week I saw her poop and noticed lash material. That explains her lack of eggs and the mystery illness she came down with. I’ve decided to cull her along with several other birds for flock management and make room for the younger birds. Luckily I got 2 pullets from her before she quit laying. While I’ll be sad to see her go, I think it is the kinder thing to do than try and keep her going only to have her regress and die on her own.

sorry for your loss. I have a few hens that I’m questioning, since they have had some egg laying problems. However, everyone seems happy… The hardest thing to is put an animal/pet down. But it is also the loving thing too. I wouldn’t want any of my fur/feather babies to suffer…

I had to put two of my horses down one from cancer and another had a super rare form of Anterior enteritis. That is/was something I still have a hard time with it was pretty traumatic Especially my horse he was only 10… and I was pregnant. Bad emotional combo…

Hopefully, the hen that passed it will show more signs so I can know for sure who it was…and then treat accordingly.

 

[Frizzled-n-Sizzled]

If you still have the lash egg, it would be good to cut it open and take another picture. I don’t take birds to the vet, but I would treat one with an antibiotic if it would make her better. Once they have salpingitis and lash eggs, it may be hard to treat her. It is incurable, if treated early it may extend her life. Amoxicillin is commonly given for treatment, but enrofloxacin may be a little better for treatment. It is not approved for chickens by the FDA, but some vets will still treat with it since it works a little better. Dosage is 0.1 mg per every 2.2 pounds of weight given twice
a day for 5 days. The liquid dosage is 0.1 ml or 1 tablet per kg or 2.2 pounds. Amoxicllin dosage is 125 to 250 mg twice a day for 10 days. Do not use her eggs for 3 weeks after.
https://jedds.com/products/enroflox...6dNmL6PeRpBj-EgmKnvXakHq1A6Pf6GJfoXGTXzJBIkyC

I have plans to cut it open tomorrow … I wish I knew for sure which one passed it.

Should I treat all my hens just incase? I was just concerned if any eggs laid from this point forward would be safe to eat... Or if this salpingitis contaminated my whole flock. honestly I have no desire to eat eggs anymore! Lol I’m learning the hard way I guess! I appreciate you and everyone’s input!

 

[lagrange chicks]

My hen that has salpingitis has not laid for a year now and the friendliest in the small flock (7), she is also low in pecking order probably do to her sickness. I know when she is having issues because she really slows down and tail almost points to the ground.

 

[lagrange chicks]

I did not think Salpingitis was contagious.