bloody spots on yoke

[hwolters]

What might be the cause of blood spots on yokes? Is it ok to just remove them and eat the egg? harry in SE Arizona

 

[eggchel]

Blood spots in eggs are just due to a minor (tiny) vessel break in the ovaduct system while the egg is being formed. On rare occasions there will be a larger amount of blood. You never see it in commercial eggs because they candle all the eggs and throw out any eggs that have abnormalities or imperfections.

Yes, you can just remove the spot (or not) and eat the egg. It is perfectly safe.

A blood spot does NOT mean that the egg is fertile.

chel