weird spot in unfertile yolk

[aliena614]

I have 5 hens (rooster was dinner way before laying time). After laying for about 6weeks now im getting sparatic eggs with tiny single brownish glob/specks on the yolk? can anyone help? sorry picks not avail.

 

[speckledhen]

That's probably a meat spot, a bit of tissue from the reproductive tract of the hen. I get yolks with streaks or meat spot on occasion, but not often.

 

[aliena614]

hopefully!!! i was thinking I had an undercover rooster! but have yet to see blood

 

[speckledhen]

Even if you see blood, that doesn't have anything to do with fertilization. You can get blood spots in eggs where the hens have never seen a rooster. It's just an anomaly that pops up from time to time and is to a degree, hereditary in some lines. You may not want to hatch future laying hens from hens who regularly produce blood/meat spots.

 

[aliena614]

oh! good to know! thanks so much!

 

[speckledhen]

You're welcome!

 

[chickUP]

I'm glad you posted this question. I have gotten the same thing on a few different occasions now. We have never had a rooster. The girls have been laying for about 7 weeks now. Good to know it is nothing to worry about!

 

[wabbit1964]

That's probably a meat spot, a bit of tissue from the reproductive tract of the hen. I get yolks with streaks or meat spot on occasion, but not often.

Is that what this is???? We were cracking eggs for dinner tonight and I have never seen anything like this in my eggs.. Sorry about the glare from the lighting

 

[speckledhen]

Is that what this is???? We were cracking eggs for dinner tonight and I have never seen anything like this in my eggs.. Sorry about the glare from the lighting

Looks like tissue to me, so yes, I'd say it was a type of meat spot. You'll see weird stuff in your eggs over the years from time to time.

 

[wabbit1964]

Looks like tissue to me, so yes, I'd say it was a type of meat spot. You'll see weird stuff in your eggs over the years from time to time.

thank you that is interesting