Blood in Egg

[Kuritsa y Utochka]

Hi all,

I was baking today when I cracked an egg and saw blood in the bowl. Some of the egg still remained in the shell, and there was quite a bit of blood surrounding the yolk. I've attached some pictures of the egg to this post. Is it normal to find blood in eggs? If not, should I be concerned? Thanks in advance.

Have a nice day,
Kuritsa

 

[Saveria]

That is more blood than you will usually see. This article talks about some of the reasons why it happens.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[aart]

Yeah, it's a bit more than is common, but it does happen as a glitch.
Unless it keeps happening, I'd not worry about it
Blood spots are from a blood vessel breaking when ova is released from follicle.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Definitely more blood than would normally be seen in a glitchy egg, but not completely out of the ordinary.

If you want to be safe, always best to crack eggs into a cup one at a time before adding to a recipe.

 

[Jojosine]

I've had 3 eggs with this amount of blood, so not just a one-off. I'm also worried, but there doesn't seem to be a hen which feels unwell and there is no blood on any of the hens bottoms.
Could mounting by the rooster cause this? But then again, our rooster doesn't seem to be overly eager or very rough with the girls.
I'm also reluctant now to sell the eggs as I'm afraid it may happen to one of my customers. I guess I have to warn them about impurities.

 

[aart]

I guess I have to warn them about impurities.

Definitely.
I tell mine to put the egg, shell and all, in a small container so I can inspect it.