Egg with blood and brown spots

[Newfarmer36]

My silver laced Wyandotte Bantam laid her 2nd egg ever today. The eggs seem to be hurting her bc there was blood on both of them. Is this bc she just started laying? Clearly, it's not like I can stop her from laying. But is there anything I can do to make it easier on her? Also, the egg is white but there's little brown specks on it. Is that normal? Thanks!

 

[Chickassan]

Both are completely normal, the bleeding is awful but it happens. Makes you a little more grateful for the eggs.

 

[Newfarmer36]

Both are completely normal, the bleeding is awful but it happens. Makes you a little more grateful for the eggs.

Aww! So that means laying eggs is hurting her?

 

[Chickassan]

Nah, not so much hurting her as much as her system is getting accustomed to passing eggs. Its kind of like pooping really big, you aren't scarred for life but the next time it happens you're a bit more prepared.

Aww! So that means laying eggs is hurting her?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

My silver laced Wyandotte Bantam laid her 2nd egg ever today. The eggs seem to be hurting her bc there was blood on both of them. Is this bc she just started laying? Clearly, it's not like I can stop her from laying. But is there anything I can do to make it easier on her? Also, the egg is white but there's little brown specks on it. Is that normal? Thanks!

Silver laced Wyandotte pullets and hens have red earlobes and all chickens with red earlobes (at least the hens) lay brown eggs of one shade or the other. Since your bird has just begun to lay, her reproductive organs are not yet fully mature so her shell gland is not functioning yet, at least to its full potential. Get ready because there are other strange things ahead with this hen and her eggs as she matures.

 

[Newfarmer36]

Silver laced Wyandotte pullets and hens have red earlobes and all chickens with red earlobes (at least the hens) lay brown eggs of one shade or the other. Since your bird has just begun to lay, her reproductive organs are not yet fully mature so her shell gland is not functioning yet, at least to its full potential. Get ready because there are other strange things ahead with this hen and her eggs as she matures.

You mean there's more weird stuff?! Great! Looks like I'll be spending more time here than I already do!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

You mean there's more weird stuff?! Great! Looks like I'll be spending more time here than I already do!

Since your bird is laying white shelled eggs at the present time but she is hardwired to lay brown eggs, as her reproductive organs fully matures she should begin laying brown eggs and maybe even some soft-shelled eggs too, at least until this particular hen gets all the bugs worked out of her system.

 

[Newfarmer36]

Since your bird is laying white shelled eggs at the present time but she is hardwired to lay brown eggs, as her reproductive organs fully matures she should begin laying brown eggs and maybe even some soft-shelled eggs too, at least until this particular hen gets all the bugs worked out of her system.

Oh Ok!

 

[aart]

Blood on shell happens once in while,
not unusual at all for a new layer,
as long as it's not frequent or constant,
nothing to worry about.

'Speckled' eggs can happen for several different reasons...very few, if any, of which are a 'problem'.
Can be caused by:
Excess or uneven pigment coating.
Excess or uneven cuticle(bloom).
Excess calcium deposits.
Porous eggs can appear speckled.
Some birds lay them consistently, some only once in awhile.
The pigment or bloom can change appearance when wet, then change back when dry again.

As long as bird is getting a good diet and is healthy in every other way, it is no cause for concern.

 

[Cindy in PA]

The egg is beige, with brown spots, not white.