Blood spot on some eggs.

[themechanicbob]

I am not supposed to have a rooster but am getting a blood spot on some eggs. Anyone know why?

 

[SueT]

Blood spot has nothing to do w the rooster. It's caused by a tiny rupture of a vessel in the hen.

 

[themechanicbob]

Anything to worry about and should I do something?

 

[SueT]

Well are you talking about frequent occurrences? Occasional is not to worry.

 

[lazy gardener]

Nothing to worry about and nothing to do about it. If it bothers you, simply pick it out with a spoon before you cook the egg.

 

[themechanicbob]

Well are you talking about frequent occurrences? Occasional is not to worry.

First time.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Blood spot has nothing to do w the rooster. It's caused by a tiny rupture of a vessel in the hen.

Nothing to worry about and nothing to do about it. If it bothers you, simply pick it out with a spoon before you cook the egg.

x2 to both points.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Small blood spots inside an egg can be caused when hens are frightened by predators or people and the hens go crazy and fly or run into the very same wire that protects them from predators. Children playing, screaming, or running around the run or coop is one way that this can happen. Because it takes a few days for blood spots to be enclosed in eggs, blood spots are not immediately associated with stressful events in a hens' life.