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It's nothing to worry about; I suspect she's laying eggs with a thicker bloom than the average hen. Here's a picture of an egg from a hen I once had that sounds like maybe what you're getting? Here's a Marans egg - it would look almost mauve colored when it was dry, but when I wet it, you...

WOW - those are some honkin' big eggs from your EE! They sound like gorgeous eggs - post a pic when you can!

Quote: I dunno why you'd want to wash off the speckles - speckles rock! As far as washing them, I only wash if they are dirty. Folks don't want dirty eating eggs.

Quote: You may be seeing "meat spots" rather than blood spots. I had a hen that, about 90% of the time, laid eggs with meat spots in them. I recognized her eggs, so always used them myself rather than selling for eating eggs. (Meat spots won't hurt you to eat them along with the egg, but...

Quote: Umm...yeah! Get pics so we can have our "speckly egg" fix for the day! BEAUTIFUL speckly eggies, to the rest of you! love them!

Wow - pretty!

ekem, that is a BEAUTIFUL egg!

OH, heavens no - there's nothing wrong with speckled eggs at all. It's just a deposit left on the shell as it moves down through the...equipment.

Wow - pretty pics, all, and interesting info., too! I wish I had a couple girls that laid more heavily speckled eggs, then I'd be able to experiment and see if I can get a line of speckled layers going! Thanks, all, for your feedback!!!

Wow, Bawkin! I'd LOVE to see some pics! I'm green w/envy!

I LOVE them! Are some breeds more likely to lay heavily speckled/stippled eggs? I'd really like to have a few in my laying flock some day, and wanted to throw the question out there - also, if you have pics of yours, I'd love to see them! I'm also wondering if this is a genetic issue...any...