bloody egg

[fratmor]

YUK! a bloody egg. I don't mean a speck of blood it was all bloody with a big blob of blood. what was that all about and will it keep happening.

 

[Gypsy07]

Do you mean in an egg you were going to eat? If so, it sounds like a fertilised egg with a part developed embryo.

 

[spiritdance]

Yah, it sounds like one of your chooks hid an egg for a few days on you. Might want to start digging down under the bedding of your nesting boxes. Sometimes they'll bury their eggs right before they go broody.

 

[fratmor]

yes an egg that was going to get fried my son frecked out.

I don't have a rooster so it wasn't fertilized.

 

[Gypsy07]

Hmmm. That changes things a bit then! Not an embryo. Don't suppose you've got a pic? Sounds weird...

 

[mychookschick]

Is it possible that it was a new layer? I have heard that their eggs can be bloody on the inside...

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Yes, it can happen with a new layer.

 

[Gypsy07]

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Yes, it can happen with a new layer.

Is that common? I've never seen anything like that and I always eat my pullets' first eggs.

 

[chicknduck]

Wow intresting. I learn something new everytime I visit the site.

 

[fratmor]

Yes it can be anew layer I'm new at this and my girls are just starting to lay everyday I get new eggs. thanks to all