Bloody yolk - not an emergency

[ChickenFan73]

Good evening!

We just cracked open a giant double yolk egg, only to find that the whites were a dark red. It smells faintly of blood.
We collected this egg a few weeks ago, and nobody seems sick or dying.
Does anybody have any ideas?
I know the internet says not a problem, but we trust this community more.

 

[Traffie Chickens]

I’ll tag some people to see if they can help.
@MysteryChicken
@EggSighted4Life
Do u guys have any ideas?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Good evening!

We just cracked open a giant double yolk egg, only to find that the whites were a dark red. It smells faintly of blood.
We collected this egg a few weeks ago, and nobody seems sick or dying.
Does anybody have any ideas?
I know the internet says not a problem, but we trust this community more.

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Looks like there may be an intact or partially intact Follicle in there, hard to tell.
If you still have that, can you place it on a paper plate so we can see all of the contents?

A Follicle is just basically the covering/blood supply to Ovum (Yolks), sometimes the whole Follicle will release instead of just the Yolk.

Sometimes a blood vessel can rupture and you will get blood and a blood clot incorporated into an egg.

A few examples of Follicles - yes...the yolks are encased in those red vein covered things until they are released to be sent down the reproductive system become an "Egg". A hen's reproductive system is amazing!

Reference https://www.researchgate.net/figure...-the-stigma-already-apparent-b_fig2_265088573

Reference
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/expelled-oviduct.1597764/post-27165529

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Does anybody have any ideas?

The double yolks is another indicator of a reproductive hiccup occurring.. this one possibly being a "blood spot" see the video and explanation in the following link..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/