HELP! Squishy egg filled with blood

[ChxLadyMary]

One of our chickens has been laying for a week or two and this afternoon she layed a squishy egg that was filled with blood. I’ve been giving them oyster shell with their food. What’s wrong?

 

[aart]

Would be good to see pics.
There are several reasons for there to be blood in an egg.
Hopefully it was just a glitch and you'll never see it again.

 

[ChxLadyMary]

I don't have pictures. We were too tempted to open it. It was completely blood filled but there was a normal yolk on the inside. Really squishy too. What are those reasons?

 

[aart]

Most often blood in an egg is from a blood vessel breaking when the ova is released from the follicle. It's usually a small spot, but can be more than that on occasion.
More rare is an ova coming away with part of the follicle still surrounding the ova.


I think blood spots are explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

 

[ChxLadyMary]

Most often blood in an egg is from a blood vessel breaking when the ova is released from the follicle. It's usually a small spot, but can be more than that on occasion.
More rare is an ova coming away with part of the follicle still surrounding the ova.


I think blood spots are explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

They were not spots, the egg was literally filled with blood. The egg whites was replaced with blood

 

[aart]

They were not spots, the egg was literally filled with blood. The egg whites was replaced with blood

Yes....like I said:

but can be more than that on occasion.

Do you know which bird laid it?
Everyone acting 'normal'?

I don't have pictures. We were too tempted to open it.

Always good to take pics as you dissect an oddity.
We all learn more when pics can happen too.