This is a lash egg right?

[Apags18]

So I have a three year old hen, Redrum (I think I posted on her about her before), who stopped laying eggs in March of 2024 and then laid a lash egg in June 2024. We don’t have vets near us to take her to and none will even see her. So last year I tried all the natural home remedies I could find to help her. She’s still kicking, but does not lay eggs anymore. She started squatting again a couple weeks ago and today I found her in a nesting box trying to lay an egg. I found what appeared to be another lash eggs . This one is much more yellow in appearance than the one she laid last year so I thought I’d post a picture of it on here to confirm it is a lash egg.

Also, I’ve probably tried all the things already but if anyone has suggestions on things they have tried for lash eggs I’m all ears! Thanks! She’s right next to me now acting normal and squawking. She has been the most confusing chicken!

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes that is a lash egg. Salpingitis or inflammation of the oviduct is the reason for the lash material. If she has had it since last year, it is probably too late to treat with an antibiotic such as amoxicillin or enrofloxacin. But that is up to you. She might need a human calcium tablet with vitamin D to help her pass another egg or lash egg. Some hens have salpingitis for a couple of years, and many times we don’t recognize it until they are walking with legs wide apart or more upright, sitting a lot, having less appetite, and having an enlarged lower abdomen. What do her droppings look like? Does she have any yellow urates in her droppings? I would offer some moistened chicken feed and a bit of scrambled egg.

 

[sourland]

Yes, that's a lash egg.

 

[Apags18]

Yes that is a lash egg. Salpingitis or inflammation of the oviduct is the reason for the lash material. If she has had it since last year, it is probably too late to treat with an antibiotic such as amoxicillin or enrofloxacin. But that is up to you. She might need a human calcium tablet with vitamin D to help her pass another egg or lash egg. Some hens have salpingitis for a couple of years, and many times we don’t recognize it until they are walking with legs wide apart or more upright, sitting a lot, having less appetite, and having an enlarged lower abdomen. What do her droppings look like? Does she have any yellow urates in her droppings? I would offer some moistened chicken feed and a bit of scrambled egg.

Her droppings were more liquid than the other girls then became more solid and normal looking. They have started becoming more soft again and frequently gets a dirty butt and I have to clean her. No urates that I’ve noticed. I have tried everything with her and most days she actually acts normal, but some days she is more quiet and I can tell something is wrong. I have been keeping an eye on her abdomen but it does not appear to be distended. I wasn’t able to find a vet who would look at her so I was doing all the natural remedies, which I’m going to start up again.