Oct 28, 2018 #1 Slinkee Chirping 7 Years Joined Jan 20, 2013 Messages 41 Reaction score 2 Points 79 Location Fayetteville, NC Found this in the coop this morning down in a pile of pooh. Didn't smell, looks and feels like boiled chicken, is hollow on the inside and full of liquid. Attachments 20181028_122418.jpg 737.2 KB · Views: 35
Found this in the coop this morning down in a pile of pooh. Didn't smell, looks and feels like boiled chicken, is hollow on the inside and full of liquid.
Oct 28, 2018 #2 The Phantom I love birds!!! 8 Years Friend Joined Jan 9, 2017 Messages 3,834 Reaction score 33,785 Points 1,102 Location SE Wisconsin Looks like a lash egg. @casportpony @Eggcessive
Oct 28, 2018 #3 sourland Broody Magician Premium Feather Member 16 Years Educator Greeter Friend Spirit Joined May 3, 2009 Messages 172,516 Reaction score 709,887 Points 2,357 Location New Jersey Do an onsite search on 'lash egg'. I believe that is what you found.
Oct 28, 2018 #4 Eggcessive Wrangler Premium Feather Member 14 Years Friend Spirit Educator Joined Apr 3, 2011 Messages 84,044 Reaction score 85,704 Points 1,592 Location southern Ohio I agree. That looks like a lash egg, which is a product of inflammation and infection in the oviduct called salpingitis. Here is some reading about that: https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/
I agree. That looks like a lash egg, which is a product of inflammation and infection in the oviduct called salpingitis. Here is some reading about that: https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/
Oct 28, 2018 #5 Eggcessive Wrangler Premium Feather Member 14 Years Friend Spirit Educator Joined Apr 3, 2011 Messages 84,044 Reaction score 85,704 Points 1,592 Location southern Ohio More info on salpingitis: http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/salpingitis https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/disorders-of-the-reproductive-system/salpingitis-in-poultry
More info on salpingitis: http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/salpingitis https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/disorders-of-the-reproductive-system/salpingitis-in-poultry