hen bleeding when laying

[flock4samuel]

Help, We have a flock of 9 laying hens, and one of our white plymouth rock's gave us an egg that had blood on it. (egg completely in-tact) When we examined her, she had blood on her as well, and the only other indication that she's not at 100% is that her comb is slightly flopped over. Is this a one-time or some-time anomaly, or is this something we should be concerned about?

 

[Eggcessive]

A newly laying hen will occasionally have a blood smear on an egg. It is fairly normal, and shouldn't happen too much when they become experienced layers.

 

[flock4samuel]

Thanks - I feel a little better, but this hen has been laying for about 4 months now - and it was more than just a smear on both the egg and the hen herself. Is this indicative of any kind of disease I need to worry about?