Egg concerns

[Kacey I15]

hi I have a isa brown hen that has been laying for about 5 months and we have been starting to notice meat spots in her eggs, we talked to a local food store and we had got her vitamins for her water we still did not see a change any other suggestions to prevent the meat spots?

 

[xchickengirlx]

if the medicine didnt work, and it could be some kind of vitamin in balance, try something natural, maybe that might help.

 

[Kacey I15]

What are your suggestions for some more natural things?

 

[Kacey I15]

if the medicine didnt work, and it could be some kind of vitamin in balance, try something natural, maybe that might help.

What are your suggestions for some more natural things?

 

[xchickengirlx]

go to this site:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/29/meat-spots/
meat spots usual occur in brown eggs more than other colors, and will also occur in older hens. If the hen has just started laying, the meat spots might go away by themselves. If it is repetitive or getting worse, maybe it has a vitamin imbalance. I usually go the natural way and use things like recycled egg shells for calcium, and ect. If it doesnt happen frequently, and is just a once in a while thing, it should go away to, till then, eating meat spots wont kill you If you happen to have a vet near you that accepts chickens, you can always ask them for some extra advice.

 

[MikeTheGardener]

What is a meat spot?

 

[xchickengirlx]

exactly what it sounds like, a meat spot in an egg

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What is a meat spot?

Meat spots are pieces of tissue and/or broken down blood spots that can appear in the egg - they range in shade, size and exact location within the egg structures. With regards to the occurrence of spots - it isn't that they occur more in brown eggs, it is that they are less readily detected in the brown eggs and, therefor, are more likely to escape detection and end up in eggs packaged for consumption, so are more commonly found in them at that end but do not actually occur more often in reality.

 

[MikeTheGardener]

Meat spots are pieces of tissue and/or broken down blood spots that can appear in the egg - they range in shade, size and exact location within the egg structures. With regards to the occurrence of spots - it isn't that they occur more in brown eggs, it is that they are less readily detected in the brown eggs and, therefor, are more likely to escape detection and end up in eggs packaged for consumption, so are more commonly found in them at that end but do not actually occur more often in reality.

thank you

 

[Kacey I15]

go to this site:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/29/meat-spots/
meat spots usual occur in brown eggs more than other colors, and will also occur in older hens. If the hen has just started laying, the meat spots might go away by themselves. If it is repetitive or getting worse, maybe it has a vitamin imbalance. I usually go the natural way and use things like recycled egg shells for calcium, and ect. If it doesnt happen frequently, and is just a once in a while thing, it should go away to, till then, eating meat spots wont kill you If you happen to have a vet near you that accepts chickens, you can always ask them for some extra advice.:cd

Thanks so much for the advise!