blood on outside of egg?

[emmak]

When I collected eggs just now my OEG bantam's egg had a small amount of blood on it. This has never happened before. Should I be concerned? She's a great little layer, and just started up a new cycle of laying. This is her second egg in the cycle. Thanks for any info.

 

[PatS]

Very occasionally there will be a smear of blood on an egg. Since it happens so rarely, I don't worry about it when it happens here. If there were a lot or of it were to continue, then I would start looking for reasons.

 

[emmak]

Thanks! Smear is a good description, and it's never happened before, so I'll monitor and not worry too much unless I see more.

 

[Tartannik]

I have noticed that when my chooks start laying theor very first egg seems to have a smear of blood on it.

 

[Liamm_1]

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I have been wondering about this. 3 of my hens just started laying, they're all sisters. The first 2, visited the nest box, got comfy in there, etc., and a day or 2 later were laying their first egg. The 3rd hen, she was visiting the nest box, and making noises like she wanted to lay for about a week, I was getting concerned. Finally she laid her first egg, and there was a little blood smear on it. No problems since then.

 

[elmo]

I see the same thing from time to time from my bantam flock. Ouch! Poor little dears. The eggs they lay seem really large in proportion to their size.

 

[emmak]

I agree! I'm amazed that my sweet little hen can produce an egg as large as she does.

 

[CarolinaChickenKeeper]

I was worried too when my Silkie started laying for her first time: The first egg had poo and some blood smear. Second egg had less blood smear. After egg # three they have been clean as a whistle. I'm guessing this is the process for first time egg layers.