It was explained to me that the hens were not used to me so it caused their blood pressure of the hens to go up ,consequently causing these red spots to appear. The most common answer I’ve had for it was I wasn’t feeding my chickens the right vitamins and minerals.
In the philippines, they’re called *balut*.
Most eggs with blood spots are sorted out by this process, but a few get through. If my hens aren’t laying we do without eggs. In an effort to buy eggs from suppliers that don’t cull their male chicks, I’ve been buying mine at a local co-op. Recently I’ve had quite a few eggs with blood spots in them. Most heritage breed hens lay brown. But for the last two weeks plus Ru-Ru has been attacking my hen “Cinnamon”. I’ve never gotten sick from one; and nor has anyone else whose eaten whatever I’ve cooked/baked with them.I’ve often wondered about this, since I’ve even blood spots in store-bought eggs, and as such figured that it can’t be due to fertilization. I love the fresh organic eggs I get at the local farmers market.
I assumed it was maybe a parasite, but I’ve never seen anything like it since.Hmmm… I have to say that I’ve never personally seen anything like that before–sorry to not have any ideas for you!I’ve always considered the “blood spots” to be X-tra protein.
My duck eggs are discolored in certain spots like the very tip of them have a darker spot covering the whole tip..Does that mean their dead?well i dont know what kind of duck they are. One just started laying and she lays each egg with a spot from red to brown. It grossed me out and I tossed it, later kicking myself that I didn’t take a picture first. Lol I will proceed to eat my eggs with cheese now.We purchased laying hens from a local large farm who said they were in the process of reducing their flock.
One just started laying and she lays each egg with a spot from red to brown. 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer Vitamin B could help prevent 'worst outcomes' in COVIDDoes the insect repellent Citriodiol really kill COVID? If they are small enough, I ignore them.Hi, I was a little squeamish about yolk blood spots at first…but then I thought, “Hey, I eat meat that, when it is raw, has blood in it “, After cooking, the blood goes away…same with cooked eggs. Sometimes we buy Organic Valley eggs (with the red label) and they sometimes have spots too. We had them when I was a kid, along with a couple ducks.Thanks for posting this! Not that it stopped me from using the eggs — I have no doubt they’re safer and more nutritious than anything laid by hens imprisoned in the big factory poultry barns. I never ever want to go back to store bought eggs. You can buy incubators for duck eggs online or at your nearest pet store.