blood in poultry farm white egg
I brought four-five eggs day before yesterday and today when I cracked one I saw blood in it, rest others were fine.
It doesn't look like a drop of blood fall upon it, it looks like I can't separate it like someone pierced yellow part and blood burst out of it.
Question: What is it, chicken and I killed it? Is it safe to eat it, scrambled egg?
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I regularly see these (although, not usually as big), and they are considered safe to cook and eat as usual.
The American Egg Board (which is, just to be clear, a US government-backed lobby and marketing group, not a scientific body), states that
- blood spots are caused by ruptured blood vessels (which can happen for different reasons) of the hen (mother) at the time of ovulation (before the hard outer shell of the egg has formed)
- they are not an indicator of fertilised eggs
- they are safe to eat.
We don't see them (or don't see very large ones) regularly because they are normally detected by candling, and such eggs are removed (this is why blood spots are more common in eggs from local farms that might not be using such mass-production techniques).
Many other sites say things along the same lines, including the USDA. However, notice the other USDA comments on egg freshness and safety. Definitely make sure the eggs are cooked thoroughly (as always!), especially if they're from local farms and may have not gone through pasteurisation or other post-collection disinfection methods.
@BaffledCook might be right on the freshness comment (independent of the blood spot), although the photo you took is very bright and makes it a bit hard for me to tell how clear the egg white is or whether the yolk just broke when you cracked the egg.
The "err on the safe side" is usually a good rule to follow if you're concerned (it's just an egg!).
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Blood in the chicken egg is caused by the rupture of one or more small blood vessels in the yolk at the time of ovulation. Human health organizations such as the Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA) assure that there is no problem with the consumption of these eggs.Why is there blood in my egg white?
The Bottom LineThey develop when tiny blood vessels in the hen's ovaries or oviduct rupture during the egg-laying process. Eggs with blood spots are safe to eat, but you can scrape the spot off and discard it if you prefer.Is it normal to have blood on a chicken egg?
A: When a hen has just begin laying, there can occasionally be a little blood on the egg shell, but it is usually no cause for concern. Eventually her vent gets used to stretching when she lays, and becomes very elastic. However, at first it does occasionally happen that with a large egg she might bleed just a little.Can you eat an egg with blood in the white?
Can I eat an egg with blood in it? Absolutely \u2013 eating an egg that has a blood spot won't hurt you. While you may wish to remove the spot with the tip of a knife and dispose of it, there is nothing in it that's harmful for human consumption.Field Case Study, Blood Spots in Egg Whites, Infectious Bronchitis in Chickens, Poultry Farming
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I'd say it is not a fresh egg because there's very little yolk there.
In this case, it's would be better to err on the safe side and ditch the egg.
About killing the fetus: you didn't kill it as you didn't take it out of the incubator/from under the chicken. It was already dead when you bought it.
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