Red egg whites

[kelck22]

I just cracked some eggs into a pan to fry up. The last one I cracked, the white of the egg was completely tinted red. What does that mean?

 

[Kelsie2290]

Wonder if you had a big blood spot, or one that diffused through the egg white overtime? The only other thing I remember being mentioned is some weeds and cottonseed can make whites turn pink if there is too much in the diet... but would think that you would get more than one egg with the pink if it was diet related?

 

[kelck22]

The egg was less than 24 hours old. I do have a rooster though

 

[PrairieChickens]

Sometimes as the egg is forming, the blood vessels inside of the hen's system rupture and cause a little blood to become trapped in the albumen, turning it read. It happens sometimes, and is not a cause for concern on its own--it's sort of like a nosebleed for us.

 

[gichickens]

is this a fertile egg???? Thanks

 

[3goodeggs]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/16008/how-to-tell-a-fertile-vs-infertile-egg-pictures/0_50

This has pictures to tell if an egg is fertile or not.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sometimes as the egg is forming, the blood vessels inside of the hen's system rupture and cause a little blood to become trapped in the albumen, turning it read. It happens sometimes, and is not a cause for concern on its own--it's sort of like a nosebleed for us.

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