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We found this odd pink spot in an egg this morning. All of our hens are between 8-18 months and are fed layer feed, scratch, and free range. We have t...
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Strange Egg #922309
Asked November 22, 2025, 2:13 PM EST
We found this odd pink spot in an egg this morning. All of our hens are between 8-18 months and are fed layer feed, scratch, and free range. We have two roosters.
I was concerned that it may be a lash egg, although I believe those don’t normally have a shell. All the chickens appear healthy and the shell (brown) looked normal.
Josephine County Oregon
Expert Response
Not a lash egg. This is a meat inclusion which is found occasionally. The blood and meat spots occur during the egg formation process. The occurrence of blood and meat spots is often related to external factors, like underlying disease (infectious bronchitis is often associated with reduced egg quality, not only form the outside as well as the inside), a shortage in vitamin A and K, feed containing molds or high levels of mycotoxins, deficiencies in biotin and / or magnesium, disruption in drinking water supply, sudden stressors that causes flock disturbances (especially in the afternoon and during the night, during vaccination or catching), wrong lighting schedules like continuous lighting when birds are in production.
