Egg issue, Please help.

[Little homesteaders]

Can you please tell me what the

heck this is?? What causes it?? I have never seen anything like this, & I do NOT have a rooster. We feed organic feed, & our chickens are kept in a very large fenced in area on grass, & get mealworms, & sunflower seeds as a treat. I appreciate any help.

 

[Mrs. K]

Well I think that was a goof or a glitch. When I was a girl it was standard practice to open your egg in a small bowl before you added it to the recipe… to check the egg for things like this. Today’s store eggs it seldom happens because they have been examined and sorted.

 

[DemeterAD9]

Just a bit of blood, it's pretty common in young layers, likely in really old hens too. Think of it as a meat spot, just a bit of extra tissue that got thrown into the mix while the egg was forming.

I would only worry if this consistently happens with one specific bird.