Double yoker chicken egg with mostly blood in the egg white

[Sanjbear]

What I notice when I stumble upon a bloody albumin egg (usually when I'm baking and have to start over due to the bad egg) is that the egg white is very watery.

I have Marek's in our flock and have wondered if there is a connection there.

Yes it is quite watery

 

[casportpony]

 

[microchick]

Also, my Welly's lay extra large eggs. Would a larger than normal yolk cause a bleed in the reproductive system somewhere between the albumin stage of egg development and the shell stage?

 

[casportpony]

Also, my Welly's lay extra large eggs. Would a larger than normal yolk cause a bleed in the reproductive system somewhere between the albumin stage of egg development and the shell stage?

It might.

 

[microchick]

I've never seen anything that looks like shed reproductive tissue (interesting concept to think that hens shed tissue like human females shed endometrial tissue at time) in my blood eggs. Just thin, watery, bright red egg white.

 

[theoldchick]

Blood in the egg usually indicates a blood vessel in reproductive tract ruptured. With this amount of blood, I would evaluate the diet of this hen. Get her on a good commercial layer feed and vary her diet with added greens and alternative protein sources such as insects or cooked meat.

You will see this in high production breeds whose reproductive tracts are under incredible strain to produce those big eggs.

The added tissue is a concern because it could indicate the beginning of an infection and the end of her laying career. Get your hands on your hens and evaluate their body condition. Occasionally, a high parasite load can cause this, especially if the parasite is migrating through reproductive tract.

Since this is the first time, I'd improve the diet keeping in mind these super producers need a top quality diet. A fecal test will help determine what parasites you have and what to treat them with.

 

[aart]

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Or a 'lash egg'.
All (2 or 3?) yolks look odd and I wonder what their consistency is.
Hopefully this is just a really funky glitch.

 

[sourland]

It appears to be just a glitch in the reproductive tract. This is generally an occasional occurrence, but can become chronic in some birds.

 

[Bridger Davis]

Blood in the egg usually indicates a blood vessel in reproductive tract ruptured. With this amount of blood, I would evaluate the diet of this hen. Get her on a good commercial layer feed and vary her diet with added greens and alternative protein sources such as insects or cooked meat.

You will see this in high production breeds whose reproductive tracts are under incredible strain to produce those big eggs.

The added tissue is a concern because it could indicate the beginning of an infection and the end of her laying career. Get your hands on you hens and evaluate their body condition. Occasionally, a high parasite load can case this, especially if the parasite is migrating through reproductive tract.

Since this is the first time, I'd improve the diet keeping in mind these super producers need a top quality diet. A fecal test will help determine what parasites you have and what to treat them with.

I agree. And with all that blood, it would appear the chicken had a rupture of a vein of something before the egg formed...

 

[microchick]

I think my problem with the occasional Welsummer blood egg could be filed under the glitch column. Along with them laying extra large eggs. All feel of proper weight and are on a regular worming schedule. They are fed high protein Game Bird Finisher with oyster shell on the side. They get fruit, hot oatmeal, BOSS and scratch and veggies as treats. Whenever I have left over meat broth, I use it along with meat scraps to mix their oatmeal into a gruel which they love.

One thing I will suggest is that you always break eggs in a separate dish or measuring cup before you dump them into whatever you are cooking. I've lost a cake and cookie batters from not doing this and have learned that lesson the hard way.