Bloody Yolks

[CloneFly]

Is this a freshly cracked open egg or a partially cooked one?

I had just cracked it into a heated pan. Seeing the blood, I took it out and placed it into the bowl for further inspection

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

I don't have any roosters though

The goose is the only male in their enclosure

ok. so maybe NOT a fertile egg! how is there so much blood though?

 

[aart]

looks to me like you ate a fertile egg!
It's ok. I have done the same so many times. don't worry. it's fine.

No. Just a fairly large blood spot.
Watch the video in post #9.


Blood spots are from a blood vessel breaking when ova is released from follicle.
Meat spots are from a tiny piece of tissue breaking loose from the reproductive tract.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

No. Just a fairly large blood spot.
Watch the video in post #9.


Blood spots are from a blood vessel breaking when ova is released from follicle.
Meat spots are from a tiny piece of tissue breaking loose from the reproductive tract.

oh, ok!
by the way...
I'm dsturbed by the fact that you enjoy juggling chickens. it is not kind, nor is it safe for you or your chickens.

 

[CloneFly]

oh, ok!
by the way...
I'm dsturbed by the fact that you enjoy juggling chickens. it is not kind, nor is it safe for you or your chickens.

I beg your pardon? Juggling... chickens..?

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

I beg your pardon? Juggling... chickens..?

yes! @aart apperently enjoys juggling chickens!

 

[Cindy in PA]

I had a Wyandotte some years back that gave me eggs with much more liquid blood than that when she started laying eggs. After a week or so it cleared up. I have no idea why she laid eggs like that.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I have no idea why she laid eggs like that.

Cindy. watch the video in post #9 and you can see how it happens. Then look at blood spots in the Egg Quality Guide to see some of the reasons why it might happen. I've noticed that certain hens in my flock are more prone to that than others, I figure it is just something about the hen that makes her more prone to do that.

Egg Quality Guide - The Poultry Site | The Poultry Site

@CloneFly if this is a rare occurrence I consider it on oops, I figure we are all entitled to an occasional oops. No big deal. If it becomes consistent then there is something wrong, either temporary or permanent. This type of thing seems more common with pullets just starting to lay, sometimes it takes pullets a little bit to get the kinks out of their egg laying system. Then you get stories like Cindy's where it just shows up and then goes away, who knows why.

This type of thing is why I break my eggs in a separate bowl before I mix them with anything, something can happen at any time in any egg.

The reason you don't see these in the grocery store eggs is that the commercial egg operations candle their eggs before they are packaged. Those eggs are sold to someone where that doesn't matter, maybe for pet food. They are safe to eat but I have trouble getting by the YUK! Factor. Scrambled eggs aren't bad unless it is really bad but not with fried.

 

[CloneFly]

Thank you so much y'all!