Blood in shell.

[CuzChickens]

Hello and good afternoon!
I just collected eggs and my white leghorn egg seems to have blood in the shell? Should I be worried? I can give a picture.

 

[cathy d]

Do you have a rooster? Because those sound like fertile eggs to me

 

[CuzChickens]

Do you have a rooster? Because those sound like fertile eggs to me

Yes, I have about 8 roosters. But why are all the eggs not like that? And her egg was not like that yesterday. I thought when they were fertilized, there were blood spots in the actual egg. This is in the shell. Instead of white, there are reddish swirls in the shell.

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

Can you post the picture?

 

[CuzChickens]

Can you post the picture?

Yeah, I will do that in a second.

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

Yeah, I will do that in a second.

Thanks!

 

[CuzChickens]

Thanks!

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

Has she just recently started laying?

 

[CuzChickens]

Yes, about 3 weeks ago.

 

[cathy d]

Yes, I have about 8 roosters.  But why are all the eggs not like that?  And her egg was not like that yesterday.  I thought when they were fertilized, there were blood spots in the actual egg.  This is in the shell.  Instead of white, there are reddish swirls in the shell.

sorry I misunderstood yes the fertile eggs will have blood on the inside a spot butt Maybe she was having a hard time getting the egg out. I have seven chickens that were egg bound and there was blood after they finally passed the egg. I don't know but when I used to raise Cockatiels and parakeets we always put a little bit of safflower seed oil or a natural oil in the food just a little bit like a couple drops into a quart.if your feeding a lot of chickens it won't hurt to put a little bit and just mix it so it has a very very light coating. we used to do this so they would not get egg bound but that's all I can say I hope this helps you a little bit