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Blood spots in eggs without a roo?

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by NaturalChick, Aug 28, 2008.

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  1. Aug 28, 2008 #1
    NaturalChick

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    I am still getting starter eggs from my Production Reds and Ameraucanas and have just noticed the little pin head sized blood spot that I thought was only possible by fertilization from a rooster. Am I wrong? Can all eggs have that little spot? Thanks.
     
  2. Aug 28, 2008 #2
    Lothiriel

    Lothiriel Crowing Premium Member

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    my hens lay eggs with a spot like a bull's eye on them but we do not have a roo. i think there is a thread somewhere where someone posted pics of fertilized and un-fertilized eggs. as for blood spots, they can happen to any egg, with or without fertilization. [​IMG]
     
  3. Aug 28, 2008 #3
    keljonma

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    Blood spots have nothing to do with fertilization. Blood spots occur when blood or a bit of tissue is released along with a yolk. I've read that blood spots occur in less than 1% of all eggs laid.
     
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  4. Aug 28, 2008 #4
    Tuffoldhen

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    Quote:Exactly.....they are also called meatspots and can be scooped out of the egg, not harmful at all....nothing whatsoever to do with a rooster/fertilzation.
     
  5. Aug 28, 2008 #5
    Wynette

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    Also, blood spots absorb into the yolk eventually. I did an experiment with a hen that always lays eggs with blood spots, and found that if I wait 2 weeks before cracking her eggs, I no longer see blood spots in them. Good to know for sales eggs!

    Since they are new layers, I wouldn't worry; sometimes, it takes time for their egg-laying gear to work out the kinks.

    Blood spots are different from meat spots; blood spots literally look like flecks of blood, and meat spots literally look like little chunks of...well....meat. They're kinda gross, IMO!!
     
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