Not an emergency, bloodied egg

[Achelois]

This is the second egg I've had like this from my otherwise healthy hen, so I took a photo. I Googled extensively last time and couldn't find another egg like it. She's a good layer, nice strong shells, usually blemish-free eggs, no funny poop that I can find and just generally happy, friendly and free ranging. It is however the second identically weird egg, though they were a week or so apart. Only since our rooster matured, but I don't think he's mated with her yet. Has she got something wrong with her - and any ideas on what?

 

[chickenlver2013]

I've been wondering the the same thing too. In my opinion I think it's an embryo starting to develop. But who knows

 

[Achelois]

I forgot to mention - these are freshly laid eggs and haven't been incubated. I could see the blastoderm and it didn't even look fertile. So I doubt it could be a chick - it doesn't look like any photo of an embryo I've seen. I wondered about reproductive tract damage, but it seemed strange that she's had all these perfect eggs in between, and these near-identical weird ones.

 

[chickenlver2013]

Hm

I forgot to mention - these are freshly laid eggs and haven't been incubated. I could see the blastoderm and it didn't even look fertile. So I doubt it could be a chick - it doesn't look like any photo of an embryo I've seen. I wondered about reproductive tract damage, but it seemed strange that she's had all these perfect eggs in between, and these near-identical weird ones.

hmm that is kind of weird