Unsecure chicken perches

[dixie chick]

Just found another egg and it is definitely a different hen! It was lying in the nest box, looking ghostly pale with a small streak of blood on it. It has a slightly greenish tinge. Can anyone tell me which of my girls might be responsible and should I be worried about the blood?

Thanks everyone for your advice on my last posting where I was bemoaning my lack of eggs - I took your advice about cutting out the treats so they ate more of the layers pellets and it has obviously had an effect!

Edited February 5, 2011 by Guest

[percy049]

if it was their first then im not surprised that its got blood on - the skins tight when they first lay and then gets looser.

[Mercedes55]

I wouldn't worry about the blood either, I've sometimes noticed a smear of blood on some of my girl's eggs but they all seem fine