What is in my egg?!

[Magoonichicks]

I have 19 laying hens and two roosters. They were all supposed to be hens. And I haven't the heart yet to eat my cross dressers. Haha. Any ways I was making French toast today and this egg has a lot of blood and a mass in it. What is it?

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[Magoonichicks]

 

[aart]

Is that chunk solid or squishy?
It's good to cut those open to see what's inside.

Sometimes eggs can have a bit of blood in them, or meat spots, or blood spots.
Caused from a piece of tissue or a blood vessel breaking as the ova is released.
We don't see those in grocery eggs because they are inspected and sorted out.

What you have there could be a big clot of blood or a chuck of pus from an infection called a 'lash egg'.

Could never happen again, or repeat indicating a health issue.
It'll sure make you break eggs one at a time into a dish,
rather than into your pan or recipe for a good long while.

 

[Magoonichicks]

Yea no kidding! I've been breaking them individually all day. And I'm sure that will continue. I'll have to check it out again. I saved it to show my husband.

Thank you for your response!

 

[aart]

Duplicate thread here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1168324/does-anyone-know-what-this-is