Why are my eggs bloody inside?!?

[Athena2344]

im willing to bet that its just a developing yolk, and that ur hen is just trying to go broody, I would leave her be and would collect any eggs from her, and wait the 21 days and check, if the didn't hatch, theyr just rotten

 

[SHERRING7712]

Glad to find this thread. I had one of my brahmas eggs that had a fair amount of blood in it the other day (Way more than just a spot) I was curious to what could have caused this and a little on the nervous side. After reading all these posts I feel better about it. Grandma always said that (small spot of blood just means the rooster was there) LOL but this one was a lot more than that. Thanks for the info!

 

[Oolala]

so this happened today. This was an egg from 3 days ago. Yesterday she didn't lay. Today's is perfectly fine!

I had an egg yesterday, exactly the same, double yolk, one broken, lots of blood, thin shell. Today she laid a normal egg but found her sitting on the other chickens egg too although it is only a few weeks since I stopped her brooding, i hope she isnt doing that again???

 

[Bala]

My hen laid a egg today but she is afraid to sit on egg please help me to take care of hen and egg

 

[Frazzemrat1]

My hen laid a egg today but she is afraid to sit on egg please help me to take care of hen and egg

She won't sit on it unless she's ready to go broody. She's not afraid, just not going broody. If your looking for her to hatch eggs for you, then I would suggest you wait until she's ready.

 

[LDev]

I’ve had this happen to one of my hen’s eggs. I have kept hens for years and have never seen it. The first egg thankfully was given to my Mum and not a neighbour (we give our eggs away)and the other was my mother-in-law. I know exactly which hen it is as I write the names on my eggs of the hen that’s laid them and the date (I only have 3 girls and their eggs are all different shapes and shades of brown so I know who is who)
For all those who say it’s a rooster, that may be the case for some but I don’t have and have never had a rooster.
The best explanation I have found so far is burst blood vessels when the yolk detaches from the ovary and passes down the oviduct. Both the eggs that we had were laid in the same week. The hen in question is my eldest and has not long gone through a moult. We live in Scotland and in an urban area with fully enclosed gardens, so no big predators to scare them in the day, and they are safely locked up in their coop at night so haven’t had a fright.
I think mine is due to the age of my hen and the fact she is a hybrid so lays practically daily, even through moult (although it did slow up she didn’t stop altogether)and laid through winter. I expect it may not be long before she stops laying. Thinking of it like a human female, when they go through menopause they can have weird things happen to their bodies ....irregular ovulation, heavier periods etc all due to hormonal changes and I think that may be happening here...just a guess from a more scientific perspective.

 

[Diane Holycross]

I raised chickens as a kid for about 15 years and have been wanting some as an adult. I have 6 great laying hens; 2 Barred Rock's and 4 Black Australorps. I just cracked open an egg this morning from one of my Barred Rock hens and the egg's white was literally bloody; not a small spot from a vessel burst, but about 90% blood. It is a 3 day old egg.

I Googled bloody eggs and found this post. I saw that someone posted if a chicken gets scared that this could happen. Yes, a hawk flew over "The Girls" when they were free-ranging a 3 days ago, and my dog did scare them once; within about a 1 hours time. I am assuming that was the cause, as others posted the "scare-factor."

I cracked open the last two days eggs from the Barred Rocks and all of them look great; very clear. These hens are in eggcellent condition (sorry for the pun.) VERY healthy without any obvious medical issues. They are also about 1 year old laying hens.

If this occurs again, I'll come back and post pictures. I tossed the egg out when my boyfriend was grossed out, so no picture!

 

[aart]

I raised chickens as a kid for about 15 years and have been wanting some as an adult. I have 6 great laying hens; 2 Barred Rock's and 4 Black Australorps. I just cracked open an egg this morning from one of my Barred Rock hens and the egg's white was literally bloody; not a small spot from a vessel burst, but about 90% blood. It is a 3 day old egg.

I Googled bloody eggs and found this post. I saw that someone posted if a chicken gets scared that this could happen. Yes, a hawk flew over "The Girls" when they were free-ranging a 3 days ago, and my dog did scare them once; within about a 1 hours time. I am assuming that was the cause, as others posted the "scare-factor."

I cracked open the last two days eggs from the Barred Rocks and all of them look great; very clear. These hens are in eggcellent condition (sorry for the pun.) VERY healthy without any obvious medical issues. They are also about 1 year old laying hens.

If this occurs again, I'll come back and post pictures. I tossed the egg out when my boyfriend was grossed out, so no picture!

@Diane Holycross it is alarming, even for veterans who've seen it before.
Not so much from being scared, but maybe, can just happen and sometimes the vessel is larger so more blood. Nothing to worry about unless it keeps happening.
This is a good reason to open eggs one at a time in a separate dish before adding to pan or recipe.

I think it's explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

 

[cleeski0821]

I recently cracked three eggs, most likely from the same hen that was bloody red in the egg whites. Obviously, we did not eat the egg, but was wondering if I should be worried for the hen? I'm hoping this stops eventually.

 

[Eva B]

Yes, that comment about a scared hen is just bogus.

When you say bloody, how bloody do you mean? A red spot on the yolk was probably caused by a broken blood vessel while the egg is being formed, and the egg can be safely eaten. A red spot in the white, or a "meat spot" was caused by sloughing off of some reproductive tissue--kinda gross, but totally safe to eat.

Now I have had one egg that was BLOODY-bloody and it was my own fault--I'd found an egg hidden in the shavings below the nest boxes, and assumed it was freshly laid. Apparently not, since the embryo had started to develop. This was during the 100+ degree days of summer. EWWWW

I have had three eggs from the same hen that are bloody, bloody not just a spot. They are freshly laid eggs. How can I prevent this.