Bloody shell

[Jenngee]

Any idea what’s going on here. Finally worked out who is laying these eggs today and would like to help them if needed?

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

That’s a lot of blood. Is it constant? @Eggcessive @casportpony

 

[casportpony]

How long has this been going on? Is a vet an option?

 

[Jenngee]

No not always. More often than not none, this was a picture from a week or two ago but I had no idea who’s egg it was. Today one of my RIR was in laying while I collected the eggs, there was an egg later on with some blood on but not as much as pictured. (I just used this picture because it’s such a good example). This was the one from today. Yes now I know the hen I will book with get in the morning.

 

[Jenngee]

Today’s

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Today’s

That one is normal. My hens lay speckled sometimes as the color gets put on last. I have Rhode Island reds too. Are they newly laying hens?

 

[Jenngee]

No these girls are around 18months. As I say usually normal, I won’t worry to much, that terrible one seemed to be a one off. And everyone seems happy otherwise

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Yeah, could have been a broken blood vessel, just keep an eye out and if it becomes a normal thing, there may be an issue.

 

[Skipper81]

That looks like the egg color sometimes I get eggs that look like that from my girls
It really appears to be blood but it’s not

 

[casportpony]

The one in the first two pictures looks like blood, the third picture looks like pigment, which I have noticed happens when the egg stays in the shell gland longer than it should.