Eggs forming too early. Help!

[Rchantan]

So I collect many eggs every day or every other day, they get washed and put in the fridge. Never sitting out for more than 2 days. Some I pick out to incubate and eat the rest of them. Lately I have been getting a lot of eggs with what looks like 3-4 day development in them. How is this possible? There are no corners where they can be stashed for a few days until we find them. We always collect the same spots. Has this happened to anyone before?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Check out blood spots or eat spots on this link. Is that what you are seeing. If not, can you show a photo or tell us why you think it is developing? What are you seeing?

https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/egg-quality-handbook

 

[neo71665]

If you are collecting them daily there is no way they are that far along in development.

 

[Rchantan]

It was suggested that since they sometimes sit under lights for a few hours to flag day before I clean them that this happens but I’ve never heard of that before. I added a picture to see

 

[Rchantan]

It was suggested that since they sometimes sit under lights for a few hours to flag day before I clean them that this happens but I’ve never heard of that before. I added a picture to see

 

[FeatherTay]

Oh.Um wow. I hope help comes your way!

 

[Lemon-Drop]

That does look like more than a meat spot in my opinion... yikes!

 

[Cecisflock]

That is a full on baby chicken growing right there!

 

[Rchantan]

I get about 40 eggs a day and it’s becoming more frequent. It’s very confusing because nothing in the routine has changed in months!

 

[Ridgerunner]

That's not exactly what I expected to see. It looks like there could be veining, which means it's at incubation temperatures. If it wasn't for what looks like veining I'd have said a blood spot. But what looks like veining seems to be too tight. It should be more spread out. It just doesn't look right for development.

What could be out there to provide that kind of heat source? You should not get that much development if you leave them out there for no longer than overnight even under a broody hen. And you said it is becoming more frequent. If that were development I would expect it to be really rare.

My thought is a meat spot but I don't know what is going on. It does not look right for development, a blood spot, or a meat spot. The timing doesn't sound right. If you are in the US you might try contacting your county extension office. Not all extension offices are the same but a good one should contact a chicken expert. It would be really interesting to see what they have to say.