Bloody eggshell

[mpmb1227]

I have a young Barnevelder hen who has only been laying for about a month. The last two days she's laid eggs with blood on the shells. It doesn't look like a lot of blood but it's smeared up the side of the eggs. I know it's normal for a new layer but I'm wondering if a second day in a row is cause for concern, or if it's just yesterdays injury having yet to fully heal.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I have a young Barnevelder hen who has only been laying for about a month. The last two days she's laid eggs with blood on the shells. It doesn't look like a lot of blood but it's smeared up the side of the eggs. I know it's normal for a new layer but I'm wondering if a second day in a row is cause for concern, or if it's just yesterdays injury having yet to fully heal.

A few slightly bloody eggshells from time to time is normal. In fact if you mix a wee bit of blood with the normal moisture that is involved with egg laying it looks like a huge-normous amount of blood.

Try to keep your hens weight down and there will likely be fewer bloody eggs. Thankfully chicken blood is the worlds champion at clotting.