What the heck is this?

[Painted Calls]

Yes, I knew that about the sex links. I’ll take her to a chicken vet. I live in a little town but we actually have a vet who treats chickens. She’s my favorite chicken, she’s so friendly and funny. The only one I named, her name is Ethel. thank you so much for the information.

If you can get her turned around, ask your vet if she'd be a good candidate for a Deslorelin implant.

 

[Jeniferb]

I had a feeling you did, and I'd agree that it's her. She will need antibiotics if it is. Keep a close eye on signs of lethargy so you can treat ASAP.

I asked because Sex-links are extremely prone to reproductive tract issues. Salpingitis in particular. The reason being is that they are engineered to lay more eggs than any other breed. That heavy egg laying comes at the cost of their reproductive tract. They were meant to be disposable. Typically by two years, they are "spent" and that's about when all the issues start happening. Egg producers that use them typically cull between 1.5-2 years and then add new layers and start over.

I wasn’t able to get her to the vet, because they didn’t have any appointments, plus I wasn’t really sure which chicken had laid the lash egg. But the chickens are doing just fine, all of them. None of them have died and all seem healthy. I’ve gotten eggs from all of them except the red hen but she hasn’t been laying. We’ll see what happens But I’ll try to get her to the vet and get some antibiotics. I assume now it’s the red hen because the others are laying normally.

 

[Happy hen lover]

It's what you call a chicken egg roll. LOL. Jk.

That's what came to mind.