Has anyone seen this before? When I checked for eggs yesterday I found this along with the eggs. Feels like egg shell material but has a little chalkiness to it. I have not cut it open. It feels more solid than an egg you would crack.
Strange egg
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Has anyone seen this before? When I checked for eggs yesterday I found this along with the eggs. Feels like egg shell material but has a little chalkiness to it. I have not cut it open. It feels more solid than an egg you would crack.
Cut it in half for sure, Hoping everything's all right.
If you can, cut it open and post pictures of it.
Hi there, hope you are enjoying BYC!
It looks a lot like a lash egg, cutting it open will tell for sure. What is the age of the layer?
A link with some information about Salpingitis, an infection that causes lash egg...
https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/
Prognosis is poor, but if caught early enough... antibiotic treatment may extend her life.
Hope for a happy ending!
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Hi there, hope you are enjoying BYC!
It looks a lot like a lash egg, cutting it open will tell for sure. What is the age of the layer?
A link with some information about Salpingitis, an infection that causes lash egg...
https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/
Prognosis is poor, but if caught early enough... antibiotic treatment may extend her life.
Hope for a happy ending!
Ugg. That looks horrible. My poor chicken. I’m not sure which one it was. They are all between 2 and 6 years old.
Thank you so much for the article. Do you know if this is contagious?
Here's what i was told when i got this question, it was a great answer from Wyorp rock:
That's a loaded question
If a flock has a history of respiratory illness like Mycoplasma or Infectious Bronchitis, it's not uncommon for multiple hens the same age to present with symptoms of Salpingitis over time. The Salpingitis in this particular scenario is not "contagious" in and of itself since it's initial cause was another illness - basically it's a latent symptom.
If the cause was E. Coli, Salmonella or Fowl Cholera, then yes, personally I would consider it contagious. https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/disorders-of-the-reproductive-system/salpingitis-in-poultry
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This is a picture of the lash egg cut open. It’s the strangest thing I have ever seen. All my hens seem to be acting normally and none have ever had a respiratory illness to my knowledge.
Ya, that's what it looks like unfortunately.
With layers possibly 6 years old, I have seen it one older layer with no history of respiratory or other illness in my flock either. No, I do not consider salpingitis as contagious... if you had other issues, it still isn't the salpingitis that is actually infectious or catching and it won't pass to another bird is MY understanding. Since birds are good at hiding pain, it's a condition that I cull/euthanize for as I WON'T sit around and watch a bird slowly diminish, possibly inviting other parasites, predators, or infections, ONCE the individual is identified... I have seen a regular egg come the next day or so after a lash egg, from that same girl that was no longer a real regular layer. Instead she was humanely dispatched and still fed someone else's family. Lash eggs are not in the same league as other return to lay or new layer hiccups like soft shells, double yolks or others since the cooked eggs looking stuff is actually puss.
Maybe start to consider how you might be able to help her if that time comes and if what action you take might depend on the age or which gal it is, or whatever the case may be. Thank you for sharing that consideration with us... even though I think I know where I stand, my mind has been changed before and It's helpful for me to know what tools others use when they face these issues. Sorry to be such a downer.
Hope they all thrive until their last day!
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Thank you for your honesty and insight.Ya, that's what it looks like unfortunately.
With layers possibly 6 years old, I have seen it one older layer with no history of respiratory or other illness in my flock either. No, I do not consider salpingitis as contagious... if you had other issues, it still isn't the salpingitis that is actually infectious or catching and it won't pass to another bird is MY understanding. Since birds are good at hiding pain, it's a condition that I cull/euthanize for as I WON'T sit around and watch a bird slowly diminish, possibly inviting other parasites, predators, or infections, ONCE the individual is identified... I have seen a regular egg come the next day or so after a lash egg, from that same girl that was no longer a real regular layer. Instead she was humanely dispatched and still fed someone else's family. Lash eggs are not in the same league as other return to lay or new layer hiccups like soft shells, double yolks or others since the cooked eggs looking stuff is actually puss.
Maybe start to consider how you might be able to help her if that time comes and if what action you take might depend on the age or which gal it is, or whatever the case may be. Thank you for sharing that consideration with us... even though I think I know where I stand, my mind has been changed before and It's helpful for me to know what tools others use when they face these issues. Sorry to be such a downer.
Hope they all thrive until their last day!
I still don’t know which hen this came from as all of them are seemingly healthy. I don’t believe in watching them suffer either and will not let that happen.
Feel all their bellies, from just under vent to between legs, birds with salpingitis often have ascites(water belly).
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