Blood in Eggs

[bluechick3]

Hey y'all, so I've been getting some eggs from my pullets with some blood in them. I collect the eggs multiple times a day, so I know these are fresh eggs. See attached picture. Is this normal? What's wrong?

 

[Chookchicken]

Do you have a rooster? Just out of interest.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Looks like a blood spot. Harmless to eat but not very appetizing, especially a bigger one like that.

 

[nuthatched]

It happens commonly in new layers, how many have you gotten out of how many layers?

 

[bluechick3]

Do you have a rooster? Just out of interest.

Yup, I have three roosters in the pen where I'm getting these eggs from.

 

[Chookchicken]

Yup, I have three roosters in the pen where I'm getting these eggs from.

Cool (I don’t know why I asked but I guess sometimes interest gets the better of me ).

 

[bluechick3]

It happens commonly in new layers, how many have you gotten out of how many layers?

Ok good to know. These girls just started laying about 1-2 months ago. I've gotten about 8 bloody eggs all within the last two months. I'm thinking it could potentially be the same hen? I have about 20 laying hens

 

[rosemarythyme]

I'm thinking it could potentially be the same hen? I have about 20 laying hens

Possibly. Is your flock all one breed or assorted? If all the same breed, might be hard to ID the culprit. If you have different breeds, are the bloody eggs roughly the same size, shape, color?

I have a Buff Orp which had meat spots in probably over 90% of her eggs. As I could ID hers by appearance, I just made sure not to hard boil any of hers. It was harmless, just didn't look nice for dinner.

 

[Aapomp831]

Do you have a rooster? Just out of interest.

A rooster in the flock would have nothing to do with it. It would be there regardless.

 

[Chookchicken]

A rooster in the flock would have nothing to do with it. It would be there regardless.

I didn’t mean it as a solution. It was purely just out of interest (it was a stupid question)