What on earth is this??

[Engine823]

Okay friends. I've had chickens for about 4 years and I've seen eggs with no shells, thin shelled and oblong shaped eggs.
BUT I just found this in the nest box. What on God's earth is that??

 

[Engine823]

Also I found it whole. I cut it in half to see what was in it

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I believe it's called a lash egg.

 

[pibb]

I'll second that. Not really an egg if you're wondering.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It's a bunch of tissue from an infection in the reproductive tract.

 

[sourland]

Do an on site search on 'lash egg' for more information.

 

[Engine823]

Is this normal. If one of my hens has an infection should I be treating her with anything? Thank you all for the replies

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I don't believe any treatment is necessary. @Eggcessive May have more detailed information.

I believe sometimes they mean nothing, and sometimes they mean something. I personally have never seen one thankfully.

 

[Engine823]

Thanks friends. She is a 3 1/2 year old ISA Brown. She has not laid for months. She is a pet basically. I figured I would let her just live out her old age as long as she feels good and is able to hang with the flock

 

[Eggcessive]

Your hen most likely has salpingitis or an inflammation of the oviduct, and lash egg material is a product of that infection. Sometimes the material is deposited into the abdomen, and may be found when the hen is butchered or a necropsy is performed. The thin-shelled or shell-less eggs in the past are likely, early signs of salpingitis. Here is a good article that describes all of this:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/