Broken Yolks inside eggs

[jjwave]

Recently I've had a few eggs where the yolks were broken inside. I'm not sure why this is happening or if it may indicate an illness of some kind. Anyone familiar with this? I would appreciate any info or advice. Thank you.

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

Is the egg yolk color normal?

 

[jjwave]

Yes, the yolk color is normal but one egg did have a bit of blood in it.

 

[Chic Chick]

Could it be from the heat?

 

[Judy]

see if this helps:

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/ep127.pdf

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

I can't get the url to come up on my PC so will put this url up for others

I think it is due to rough handling on the egg after laying


Double Yolks and Other Egg Oddities - PoultryHelp.com - Rocking T ...
The photo below shows a double yolk egg laid by either a Barred Rock or Rhode Island ... sized BR/RIR egg and the right photo shows the double yolker broken open in a soup bowl. ... The egg found inside the other had no yolk (fart egg). ...
www.poultryhelp.com/oddeggs.html - Cached - Similar

any questions email me

 

[jjwave]

Thank you all for the info and advice. I have 23 hens and occasionally sell the eggs so this is something that I would like to resolve as soon as possible. The hens have been laying for 5 months now and I haven't changed any handling procedures so its a mystery to me. I guess I need to invest in a Candler and hopefully remove any broken yolk eggs before I sell them.