dylan Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Does anyone have any ideas what this could be? I found it in one of the cube trays this afternoon. It feels like chicken skin and grizzle (though I haven't explored too much as it is gross!). The inside looks egg shaped and it had what looked like egg white on the inside. None of my chickens seem under the weather at the moment and all vents are clean. My vet is closed but I will take it in to him on Monday to see if he can shed any light. He is the kind of vet who will probably want to disect it too. Yuck! IMG_5074 IMG_5075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I can't see your photos but there is a sticky about lashes on the FAQ page http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=61617 they do look gross, but often aren't a huge problem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Thank you for the link. That does look like the same kind of thing. I will try the photo thing again but really not my strong point! http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w344/dylansnowy/IMG_5075-1.jpg http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w344/dylansnowy/IMG_5074.jpg Edited September 1, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 That's gross I've been lucky enough not to have any of those yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yep, those are lashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Thanks for your replies (and for making the photos work!). I would have thought a chicken who passed a fairly large part of 'inners' like that that would be fairly ill but from what I read is that not necessarily the case? They all seem well this morning. Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 You may find that she won't lay again, but on the other hand, she might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Just a quick update for anyone who comes across something similar. The lovely vet I have carefully disected it and it was layer after layer of egg membrane tightly compacted. It stretched out quite a way. Really interesting to see (but I didn't have the stomach to do it myself)! Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Hi Dylan, when you say egg membrane do you mean the membrane which lines the inside of the egg shell and encloses the egg white? Also what specific type is the hen/chicken which laid it, also what age, and is she still laying as normal since producing the lash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntielizzie Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 How very strange Hope my girls don't present me with anything like that; I would probably have been really worried - still it's good to see pictures of these things happening so that maybe I wouldn't be too shocked if they did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
