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Something in the egg?

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Brownbarn5, Jun 16, 2016.

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  1. Jun 16, 2016 #1
    Brownbarn5

    Brownbarn5 New Egg

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    Cracked open a relatively new egg from our chickens and dropped the insides into a clean bowl. Saw several red "things" that kind of look like small insects? Some on the yolk itself and two in the white. Any ideas?
     
  3. Jun 16, 2016 #2
    sourland

    sourland Broody Magician Premium Member

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    Sounds like 'meat spots' - small bits of tissue from the reproductive tract that slough off and become encapsulated in an egg upon occasion.
     

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