1. May 5, 2017 #1
   

   mikozark New Egg

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   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.

    
3. May 5, 2017 #2
   

   FridayYet Innocent Bystander

   

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   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.

    

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