Bloody Eggs??

[Dale River]

One of my Americanas has laid these 2 eggs with normal eggs in between. Does this look like blood to you guys too? What could be the problem?

 

[DobieLover]

Yes, it's blood. She ruptured a blood vessel by straining to pass the egg. Her vent will gain flexibility as she continues to lay.

 

[azygous]

Are these hens new layers? If so, a little blood on an occasional egg is normal until their tissues expand to accommodate larger eggs.

If this continues on all the eggs, then you may have a problem, so keep a watchful eye.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I had this happen a few times with new layers, & an older chicken who plants her hind end flat on the nesting box floor while pushing an egg out. She's a weirdo, & don't know why she does it.

 

[Dale River]

Are these hens new layers? If so, a little blood on an occasional egg is normal until their tissues expand to accommodate larger eggs.

If this continues on all the eggs, then you may have a problem, so keep a watchful eye.

She has been laying for a couple months now. She was laying in a planter of dirt, but in the past few weeks started laying in the nesting box. Her eggs haven’t seemed to be getting more large recently, so perhaps laying on a surface harder than dirt could be causing this? At what point do I need to be concerned, and what would I do if this trend were to continue?

 

[Dale River]

I had this happen a few times with new layers, & an older chicken who plants her hind end flat on the nesting box floor while pushing an egg out. She's a weirdo, & don't know why she does it.

She’s been laying for a couple months now, but she recently switched from laying in a planter of dirt to laying in the nesting box. Perhaps that could be the cause?

 

[azygous]

If you see consistently bloody eggs, a vet visit would be a good idea if you have one that sees chickens. It may be something as simple as a cyst inside the cloaca, and maybe a simple cauterizing would take care of the problem.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Could be. Has happened to me once an isolated incident and once just prior to prolapse. Keep an eye out...