Eggs with blood in them, no rooster??

[EggSighted4Life]

Does any one know what is wrong?

See the section labeled blood spots in the following article..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[All4Eggz]

See the section labeled blood spots in the following article..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

"1. Blood spots​

Can range in severity from a small spot of blood on the yolk to about a spoonful of blood mixed with the egg contents. Egg yolks form and mature in the hen's ovary and sometimes when the mature yolk is released it may rupture a small blood vessel, the blood released will end up being encased in the shell, along with the rest of the egg contents. Causes of this can be:

- Incorrect levels of vitamins A and K in the hen's diet;
- Administration of the drug sulphaquinoxaline;
- Large amounts of lucerne meal in the layers' diet;
- Feeding stale, wet, or moldy feed;
- Continuous lighting in the coop;
- Frights, stress, and disturbances."

 

[azygous]

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[All4Eggz]

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Good point.

 

[Callacda]

"1. Blood spots​

Can range in severity from a small spot of blood on the yolk to about a spoonful of blood mixed with the egg contents. Egg yolks form and mature in the hen's ovary and sometimes when the mature yolk is released it may rupture a small blood vessel, the blood released will end up being encased in the shell, along with the rest of the egg contents. Causes of this can be:

- Incorrect levels of vitamins A and K in the hen's diet;
- Administration of the drug sulphaquinoxaline;
- Large amounts of lucerne meal in the layers' diet;
- Feeding stale, wet, or moldy feed;
- Continuous lighting in the coop;
- Frights, stress, and disturbances."

just got 2 new dogs that have been barking at them. Could that be it. I have them protected from hawks and owls, and dogs, cats and coyotes, we have a lot of them here. I have dogs and cats that could kill them. The owl that nests in a tree on my property carried away a cat of mine (its enormous) and the hawks are tremendous around here. I have my 3 hens in a large walk in pen with a large eglo chicken coop for them. So they have more than enough room, but the two new dogs could have them stress out. I don't know. They have been barking at them. I don't mind the blood, I just don't want them to die, because they are more pets to me. I sit with them in there pen regularly in my chair and one of them actually sits on my lap. The only reason I got them is I love the way they sound. Thanks for helping. They may be stress because we have record heat here right now. Live near New Orleans. Going to be over a 100 degrees here today. I have a box fan on them on hot days but maybe I need to add electrolytes to their water.

 

[All4Eggz]

the two new dogs could have them stress out.

Yes, that is very possible. It could likely be the cause if the dogs' barking is continuous.