I need help with a malformed egg

[Redbear1950]

Can anyone tell me why one of my chickens is laying this malformed egg?

 

[Grind Hard Farm]

What's her diet?

 

[Redbear1950]

What's her diet?

Layer feed is Purina Layena High Protein; the flock eats some cluck&co. organic scratch and some cracked corn. They are all free range chickens on the property. Treats are mealworms and maybe some watermelon when it is hot.

 

[Grind Hard Farm]

Check the calcium

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

This looks like she may have an oviduct infection. Have you cut any of that open? If there is anything that looks like yolks, for what ever reason they are backing up in her uterus. If its all just gunk and such, its definitely infection. You might start her on Amoxicillin for 7 days and see if she is better.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome, and good luck with your hen.

 

[tlcmurphy]

Can anyone tell me why one of my chickens is laying this malformed egg?

I believe that’s a lash egg, which is an infection.

 

[tlcmurphy]

I believe that’s a lash egg, which is an infection.

Sorry, I didn’t realize @TwoCrows already answered

 

[Redbear1950]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

This looks like she may have an oviduct infection. Have you cut any of that open? If there is anything that looks like yolks, for what ever reason they are backing up in her uterus. If its all just gunk and such, its definitely infection. You might start her on Amoxicillin for 7 days and see if she is better.

Thank you for this info. I'll have to put all the chickens on amoxicillin as I do not know which chicken is doing this,.

 

[Redbear1950]

Sorry, I didn’t realize @TwoCrows already answered

That's OK. I like lots of answers!