[richyrich7]

My wife opened an egg today to find it very b loody, not just a meat spot but a large clot about the size of a halfpenny and the white was completely red.

Any ideas please ?  my hens are in their 2nd laying period.

[kimT]

Oh yuk!

I think it will be just a blip but it kind of puts you off doesn't it?

Hope her next egg is ok.

[Vember]

Are the hens all ok in themselves Rich?

Sarah

[smiler43]

What are those meat spot things?  I always take them out as they put me off YUK

[richyrich7]

Are the hens all ok in themselves Rich?

Sarah

Yes they seem their normal healthy selves, nice bloom on their feathers, good colour to combs etc.
I just wondered what may have caused it, a scare perhaps or does it mean one of them is on the way to finishing egg laying ?

[chickenlady]

i think it just means that a blood vessel had ruptured either on the ovary or in the oviduct! think it just happens sometimes, we had one that was exactly as you described a few months back! was from my bluebelle who is still laying well and no further iffy eggs!

[Vember]

I really don't know Rich
When Mo did similar (B loody yolk & 10p size clot), it was soft shelled she didn't lay many more after that

[richyrich7]

Thanks the egg must have been from a few days ago and all the eggs have been fine before and after that one. Hopefully whoever it is will be ok.

I found this link which gives some ideas.

I really don't know Rich
When Mo did similar (B loody yolk & 10p size clot), it was soft shelled she didn't lay many more after that

  thats no good, lucky for her you keep yours as pets. For mine it will mean the chop 

[Aunt Sally]

I don't think it's anything to worry about Rich, as long as the hens seem OK.  Blood in the egg is usually caused by a blood vessel around the yolk follicle breaking when the yolk is released.  Older hens have these little problems occasionally.  That's why farmer Brown "retires" them after their first laying season.  

[richyrich7]

We'll just have to see how they go, I rather hoped I'd not have to "retire" any for a year or two yet.

[Aunt Sally]

It might not happen again Rich.

[richyrich7]

hopefully it won't