Blood spot in eggs

[mikozark]

I was told if I had a rooster that I would have blood spots in all my eggs and they would not be edible.
Can anyone tell me if this is true?
I do not recall seeing blood in my eggs as a child. And we definitely had a rooster as we regularly marked eggs for hatching and we seemed to always have several baby chicks around most of the summer.

 

[FridayYet]

Hi Mikozark, welcome to BYC. What I've found is that blood spots depend on the hen - some have eggs that have them, most don't. They seem to be more common in Marans.

I have a dozen hens and a rooster, and only one hen lays eggs with blood spots. You can still eat them, just pull it out with a spoon if it bothers you.