Hen with spurs? Blood spot on shells and yoke.

[dao1947]

I have a Welsumer chicken by the name of McNugget. McNugget has spurs on her/his legs. Do hens grow spurs or is she a rooster in disguise? McNugget never crows. She/he was almost killed when she/he was hatched 1 1/2 years ago, by the hen that hatched her/him. My daughter saved McNugget and we kept her safe until she/he was large enough to take are of herself. I also have been getting eggs with a blood spot on the yoke. Does this mean they are ferilized? Is it possible for McNugget to have both male and female sex organs or be an underdeveloped rooster, and to be the source of the possibly ferilized eggs. I also got an egg yesterday with spots of blood on the shell. Do I have a hen who is headed for a prolapse?

 

[Yay Chicks!]

Blood spots (meat spots) on the yolk do not indicate fertilization. And it's a normal thing. The egg is safe to eat.

A little blood on the shell can happen with a pullet laying. Not to worry...

Can you post a picture of McNugget for us?

 

[stoopid]

I have a hen with big, nasty spurs. They get them on occasion, I don't think you have anything for Ripley's.

 

[tom e]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/631214/hen-with-spurs-blood-spot-on-shells-and-yoke

??

 

[Judy]

A lot of hens grow spurs. It's much more common than a hermaphrodite chicken -- but genetics plays strange tricks once in a while.

You can tell if an egg is fertile by the white spot on the yolk:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/16008/how-to-tell-a-fertile-vs-infertile-egg-pictures

 

[Happy Chooks]

I absolutely guarantee that if you are getting eggs - it's NOT a rooster. (or you'd be very rich)

And yes, hens can grow spurs.

 

[stoopid]

Here's a pic of poor old Nessie. Even her girlfriend on the right has one leg with a spur. Maybe something in the water