gitwit Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Morning, We have 4 hens. One in egg retirement (she's 6 in the spring - not bad for a hybrid!), two not currently laying (having just completed extensive moults), and one taking up the slack for the whole team. I just collected the egg this morning and in addition so some normal droppings I noticed a pale oval lump about the size of a quail's egg. On picking it up (with gloves - bleurgh) I noticed it felt very dense, like a rubber bouncy ball. I was able to break it open and it had the grainy texture of chicken meat. Or maybe halloumi cheese. That's my powers of description exhausted now - does anyone have any ideas what this thing may be? Droppings, egg matter, halloumi cheese(unlikely)? Thanks Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 It's a lash . Generally nothing to worry about but rather revolting . "info here* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitwit Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 That's the fella! Thanks! Might it herald the return of laying from one of our recent moulters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine-chick Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Hi Gitwit ......... I've had a few of these in the last few months and they are strange things aren't they. When I've read up on "lash" I was led to believe that it marked the end of the hen in question's laying eggs - like a "henopause" !! This seemed to make sense as my 2 older ex-bat girls stopped laying about 6 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I have lost too many ex bats due to these meat lumps.. and too many trips to the vet as they get stuck in the oviduct, to feel that they are anything but something to worry about... I stop mine laying now at the first meat lump... That said one girl has laid as you describe AND at this precise moment in time is laying proper eggs. sadly not my other experience at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I had my first experience of a lash, the girl that i thought it belonged to has only been laying since april so i hope its not her. i have 2 ex batts and 2 ex FRers so with the age it maybe one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
