egg with blood on the shell

[petrie]

Help! One of my girls laid an egg with (what I would consider) a lot of blood on it. This is the first time it's happened and I'm mot sure who it came from. Also I'm almost positive this is noy a maiden egg. What could be causing this? :-(

 

[Outpost JWB]

WOW! That is a lot of blood. Is she a new layer? Sometimes a new layer will have torn or burst blood vessels, and there will be a bit of blood on it. I have never had an egg with that much blood on it.

What type of hen is she? Check all the chickens feet for bleeding. I have a cochin mix hen that sometimes gets blood on the others eggs because of bleeding feet.

 

[donrae]

I've had bloody eggs from time to time, and was never able to tell who laid it and no one had any issues. I'd say just keep an eye on them, if anyone starts acting off you can give her a more detailed going-over.

 

[aart]

I've never seen quite that much either.....do a vent check and keep an eye on them.

Checking feet for wounds is a good idea too but the one who laid it may have transfer on feet from the egg if blood came from vent.

 

[jadener]

I have had a couple of those eggs myself, but was never able to figure out who was laying them. I just inspected their feathers for blood but never thought to check their feet. I will do that should I have another bloody egg.

 

[petrie]

We have 3 Rhode Island Reds, a Barred Rock, and a Japanese Bantam. I know it's not from the Bantam but other than that I have no clue. I've checked all their feet/ bodies/ and back ends and found no wounds or signs of blood. We have not found another bloody egg and they have continued laying as usual. Hopefully it was just a fluke. Thank you for all your help!