Weird deflated “egg”

[rosemarythyme]

Unfortunately it's hard to tell 100% from the photos, but it looks more like lash material to me than a soft shelled egg membrane due to the folds in the center.

I agree the best thing to do right now is keep an eye on behavior to see if anyone starts acting off, and of course to keep an eye out for any repeat similar items being dropped. If a hen has salpingitis they'll likely drop more lash eggs in the future.

 

[Livloveschickens123]

Yeah umm I would say take the egg to the vets and if you know what one layed the egg take it too

 

[Kbake]

ok, I was hoping it wasn't a lash egg, but now I'm sure it is.
So what's the next steps? Separate my hen once identified? Scrub the entire coop? Any over the counter meds or supplements for the rest of the flock?

 

[azygous]

See post #2

 

[Kbake]

See post #2

Should I be worried about the others getting an infection as well?
I tried to check the camera to see who laid the lash egg but I couldn’t see. Is there anything else specific to check for?

Thanks so much in advance. I just want to make sure I try treat them all to prevent any further issues.

 

[azygous]

No, these reproductive infections are usually confined to an individual. They aren't contagious as a rule.

To determine which chicken is producing the lash material, note where each roosts. Then inspect the overnight poop. You should be able to narrow it down. I've noticed that lash material increases in frequency as the infection worsens. But some hens can live years with this infection. It does affect laying, though.

 

[rosemarythyme]

No need to separate or go into a cleaning frenzy, the infection isn't generally passed from bird to bird in normal conditions.

To determine which chicken is producing the lash material, note where each roosts. Then inspect the overnight poop. You should be able to narrow it down. I've noticed that lash material increases in frequency as the infection worsens. But some hens can live years with this infection. It does affect laying, though.

x2, this has always worked well for me as a lot of the time lash material is dropped from the roost. What I do is write down the position of hens once they're all settled, and then by process of elimination track where the lash egg lands vs the hens above/close to above it.

Another tip off is if anyone acts off for any reason - you can cross match that to roost position to figure out which hen it is.

IF it is a bacterial infection antibiotics can help clear it up, however if it's viral there's nothing that can be done about it. You won't know which one it is so treating it as bacterial and hoping for the best is usually the approach advised.

 

[Kbake]

Update!
Only thing weird that has happened since the lash egg incident was a soft egg the next morning. Then normal!
Nothing out of the ordinary with the rest of them. Actually now more hens started laying so