mom2denj Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 ....... blood came out!!! In all of my years cooking, I have never had this happen. Can someone tell me why this would happen with a store bought egg????? My daughter is grossed out!! I do not think she will ever eat eggs again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I don't know a scientific explanation of why, but it does happen, and I don't think it's really all that uncommon. It's happened at my house before. When I was in home ec 3000 years ago, we were supposed to crack eggs into a separate dish before adding to whatever we were cooking, just in case there was a blood spot. I think Martha Stewart has said something like that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 This wasn't a spot, all of the white was blood. I have seen blood spots, this was really gross!! I think it may be a while before I eat any eggs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 :lol: No, but, now I will have a fear of this!!! I was afraid you were going to say a chick was in it. I have an irrational fear of that happening to me. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 This wasn't a spot, all of the white was blood. I have seen blood spots, this was really gross!! I think it may be a while before I eat any eggs!!! We have our own hens and this has happened to us. It is a bit of a surprise! I'm not exactly sure why it happens. I'm a little surprised that a store bought egg would have it. I thought most places used computers and lights to screen all the eggs. I suppose one makes it through occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 We've had the chick thing happen before. I don't think my youngest dd will ever eat eggs again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniper Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 My guess is that the hen some type of internal bleed as the shell was forming around the yolk. It happens, especially when you are an egg laying machine. My guess is most of these are caught before they make it to the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I was afraid you were going to say a chick was in it. I have an irrational fear of that happening to me. :D :lol: it's not a big deal. I've seen a couple eggs do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 :lol: No, but, now I will have a fear of this!!! We've had the partially sat on egg thing happen before and dh is freaked out that he will open an egg and an eye will fix on him....:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I was afraid you were going to say a chick was in it. I have an irrational fear of that happening to me. :D it happened to me. It was vile. I threw it across the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlisonK Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We've had the partially sat on egg thing happen before and dh is freaked out that he will open an egg and an eye will fix on him....:D Oh my that is one creepy thought!! :D I have found a bloody egg as well a few different times. It is really gross but I love eggs way too much to give them up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Rose Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I think the blood is from the chicken as it lays the egg, not an embryo or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 :lol:it's not a big deal. I've seen a couple eggs do that :iagree: We're used to our own chickens laying fresh eggs. And yes, it happens. Most of those eggs are caught by the computer system for the company processing the eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 it happened to me. It was vile. I threw it across the kitchen. ACK!! Like in a store bought container of eggs or home grown? I would die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We have homegrown, We always crack eggs into a cup first. We have had things like this before. I remember when I was a child, we went out somewhere ( to the snow I think). My mum boiled a dozen eggs for us to have for lunch. I remember cracking my egg, peeling the shell off and finding a fully formed duckling. It turned me off eggs for a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Happens. Edited June 20, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We have homegrown, We always crack eggs into a cup first. We have had things like this before. I remember when I was a child, we went out somewhere ( to the snow I think). My mum boiled a dozen eggs for us to have for lunch. I remember cracking my egg, peeling the shell off and finding a fully formed duckling. It turned me off eggs for a couple of years. I might vomit. I have never had any of these things happen to me. Thank God, because I would never touch an egg again! Is there any way to find out before you crack them? Like shine a flashlight in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yikes. To all of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 it happened to me. It was vile. I threw it across the kitchen. :001_huh: and then went across the room to clean it up?:001_huh: :tongue_smilie: tho seriously and then what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 When I was a kid my brother's egg (from my grandparents' neighbors) had a baby chick in it. I still remember exactly what it looked like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It has never happened to me, but I remember my home ec. teacher WAAAAAY back when telling us about it, and saying that's why you should always crack eggs into a seperate dish and THEN add them to your cake mix, cookies, etc. I have always done that since....just in case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It has never happened to me, but I remember my home ec. teacher WAAAAAY back when telling us about it, and saying that's why you should always crack eggs into a seperate dish and THEN add them to your cake mix, cookies, etc. I have always done that since....just in case! And when you get lazy about doing that is about the time you're mixing up a triple batch of cookie dough and you're cracking the 9th of 9 eggs into the batter and it happens to be rotten. :ack2: Lesson. Learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear23 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Okay I think my wanting to have my own chickens for eggs has just been postpone for a bit and as well as the other with store bought, from now on we are going to put in a bowl first. Never had any issues thank goodness but now that I read this, I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 :001_huh: and then went across the room to clean it up?:001_huh: :tongue_smilie: tho seriously and then what? yup. Then I had to clean it up. NASTY! It doesn't happen often, but when it does, you never forget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Ok, the chick thing shouldn't happen as long as I gather up all the eggs daily, correct? The hen has to set on a fertile egg for a chick to develop. I have seen an occasional small spot of blood and that doesn't bother me. If all the liquid was blood-yuck. I probably wouldn't eat eggs for a while. Eggs are a mainstay in my diet, but that would be traumatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Ok, the chick thing shouldn't happen as long as I gather up all the eggs daily, correct? The hen has to set on a fertile egg for a chick to develop. I have seen an occasional small spot of blood and that doesn't bother me. If all the liquid was blood-yuck. I probably wouldn't eat eggs for a while. Eggs are a mainstay in my diet, but that would be traumatic. yes, broody hens are what make the fertile egg develop. If you have no roosters. then you get no chicks. Blood spots are simply bits of ovarian tissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 yes, broody hens are what make the fertile egg develop. If you have no roosters. then you get no chicks. Blood spots are simply bits of ovarian tissue. We do have roosters, but I always gather all the eggs in daily. When a hen gets broody, I choose several eggs for her to try to hatch. I use a marker and mark an X on them. Then I take all the others each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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