Blood on Egg?

[newchck]

Hi all! One of my rhode island reds laid this egg today (its shiny because I had rinsed dirt off). Is this blood? Is this normal? Any help appreciated, thanks!!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Speckling, not blood. Just blotches of excess pigment. A lot of people like speckled eggs for the appearance.

 

[rosemarythyme]

thanks! this is a really dumb question probably, but I can always scrub the speckling off, is it safe to leave it on?

Absolutely. I rarely wash or clean off my eggs before using, regardless.

 

[Beezy]

I think that's just speckling. One of my girls lays eggs like that every once in a while. I don't really know what causes it though (sorry)

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thanks! I normally do a quick rinse with water and maybe a little scrub, our girls always get their eggs so dang dirty. Covered in dirt almost always for some reason, even when it is dry out.

They might be tracking dirt in from outside. In hindsight I wish I put my nest boxes furthest away from the pop door (though that's only a few more feet) just so they wipe their feet off a little more while walking over the bedding. But generally because I keep the coop floor clean, the eggs come out fairly clean too.

 

[BawkenQuackers]

@newchck It's completely normal.

 

[BawkenQuackers]

@newchck https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/9455660 Hope this helps explain everything!

 

[newchck]

Speckling, not blood. Just blotches of excess pigment. A lot of people like speckled eggs for the appearance.

thanks! this is a really dumb question probably, but I can always scrub the speckling off, is it safe to leave it on?

 

[human1]

@newchck https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/9455660 Hope this helps explain everything!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/
hope this helps too! (#2 has blood on egg and #9 has speckles) i think its normal

and @BawkenQuackers

 

[newchck]

Absolutely. I rarely wash or clean off my eggs before using, regardless.

Thanks! I normally do a quick rinse with water and maybe a little scrub, our girls always get their eggs so dang dirty. Covered in dirt almost always for some reason, even when it is dry out.