Hello iam new at rasing chickens,I have 28 laying hens
and somtimes when you break the egg open there is
red spots on the yolk,need to no if this is good
are bad,I have eaten some and they where good but
not sure what the reds means,some people say that
it means the egg is going bad,so if any one can tell
me what going i would really app. it thank you
very much.

It is just a sign of fresheness in the eggs. It is also a sign that the hens are eating well! Don't worry, it's just vitamin and mineral build up--nothing bad! It will disappear after a few days in the refrigerator.

The red spots are blood spots. They are nothing to worry about, it happens quite often. Sometimes a little blood finds it's way into the oviduct, just a little hemorrhage and doesn't happen all the time with the same bird.
You never see this in retail eggs because commercial egg producers candle their eggs and those with blood spots are removed.
You won't taste any difference and they are fine for consumption, just enjoy. If you sell eggs your customers might question it though.

Can you eat all eggs whether they might be fertile or not? How do you know if they are good to eat?

Anonymous, Well, don't bother with eggs with cracks, mishapes (until you open it in a dish and find it normal),. or an egg you find in the yard and don't know its age. But otherwise fertile or infertile means NOTHING (unless you want to hatch chicks)!~! You can't tell them apart. Just enjoy nice fresh eggs, -- those you have gathered daily and kept refrigerated--they are good for 5 or 6 weeks. Eggs ARE good to eat! CJR

Blood spots and meat spots do occur in eggs and as has been mentioned, you'll never see them in store bought eggs because they have been inspected by the candling process to remove eggs with spots in them. When an egg yolk is shed from the ovary sometimes a little hemmorhaging takes place and will cause the yolk to have a spot. Meat spots are when tissue of the oviduct sloughs off and travels down the repro tract with the yolk. It has nothing to do with freshness or the diet of the hens. Eggs of this type are perfectly edible, they just don't appeal to the average consumer.

I occasionally get eggs with several (2 or 3 in one egg)meat spots. My mom gets gets upset about it and won't eat the eggs that have them because they look so gross. She wants me to cull the hen that has them but I really dont want to because I like the hen. Is there any way to stop it?