If this is so, how is it that occassionally i crack an egg open that has blood in it? It seems to me that the blood couldn't begin development unless the egg is fertilized.
2007-01-26 13:11:44 · 5 answers · asked by Captain America 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
themountain, I usually eat about six eggs a day and have been for several years. Granted it doesnt' happen much, but it does happen.
2007-01-26 13:39:33 · update #1
The blood in the eggs are not from fertilization, just rough handling...
Blood spots occur when blood or a bit of tissue is released along with a yolk. Occasionally a blood vessel can break during yolk formation, so that a little bit of blood is wrapped up in the albumen. As an egg ages, the blood spots become paler a bright red spot is an indication of freshness. Blood spots occur in less than one percent of all eggs laid, and may appear in a pullet’s first eggs, but are more likely to occur in aging hens.
Meat spots are less common than blood spots, and occur when a piece of reproductive tissue gets caught in the egg. Meat spots may be tan, brown, gray, or white. Eggs containing meat spots are perfectly edible.
If a chick is developing in the egg, you will see a network of blood vessels, not just a spot this is the beginning of the chick’s circulatory system. In order for the egg to get to this stage of development it has to be incubated for several days. Our eggs are gathered every day and refrigerated, so it is nearly impossible for us to sell an incubated egg by mistake.
2007-01-26 15:29:44 · answer #1 · answered by dedum 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ahh...how does a rooster fertilize the egg? I thought that the rooster was necessary in the coop to you know, keep the chickens happy so they lay eggs. Wouldn't that mean that they are fertilized if they lay an egg? Then I thought they passed the eggs through some sort of light thing that killed the growth cells within so that they wouldn't mature. I think occasionally you'll find and egg that maybe had started to grow before treated. But this is just my theory. Sounds good
2007-01-26 13:24:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anna Hennings 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay hears the deal, the chicken lays the egg as she was already fertilized by the rooster, that's why you might occasionally see the blood in it. They normally take the eggs up daily and refrigerate them to stop the growth of the chick. They may have let the egg stay in the nest for a couple of days instead of taking it up promptly, especially if it is a smaller chicken house operation as the larger ones have a trough that the egg drops down to a conveyor as soon as it is laid.
2007-01-26 13:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How can that be true ... I have been cracking eggs for decades and never ever found any egg with blood it in? Are you a salesman for eggbeaters fake eggs or something?
2007-01-26 13:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by themountainviewguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe so.
2007-01-26 13:16:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋