[Lynda_T]

Hi all just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this strange thing that on of my girls has produced this morning?
It had a rubber like feel to it and it was rubber like all the way thry when i broke it to see what was inside? Very odd indeed?
They have access to oyster shell and my garden has allot of grit?  

[Pretty Chick]

How old is the hen who laid it? Or you don't know which one laid it?

[Lynda_T]

Unfortunatley i have no idea who laid that one....i have 9 hens, 3 a pretty old and 2 new ones i just rescued (exbat) Also one of my girls just had a shot of antibiotic on Monday for bumble foot not sure if that would have anything to do with it?

[joyfull]

looks like a lash to me, sadly after laying one of these it is very rare for the chicken to lay again 

[Lynda_T]

aww.... I got 3 laying birds over a year ago not sure how old they were when i got them? Oh well not to worry....thanks joyfull.

[Pretty Chick]

I'm quite sure it's a lash too  .
I've seen some REALLY REALLY strange ones on the internet and I'm positive yours is a lash too.

[Lynda_T]

Thanks i will have to try and keep an eye on whos laying and whos not.  Does anyone know how long they live after stopping laying??

[Pretty Chick]

I've been told that the average life span of a chicken is 8 years of age and that hens reach menopause at around 3 or 4 years of age.