Ouch! Yes, it's an egg from one of our hens, and it is really large and really weird. When they first start laying, or re-commence laying after a molt, hens often produce "beginner eggs" like this one ... extra large, mis-shapen, with "wrinkles" or extra yolks. It's great fun for the young egg-collectors in this family to head out to the coop each morning and see whether there are any eggs, and check out whether there are any particularly weird ones. But I can only think about childbirth.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Beginner egg
Ouch! Yes, it's an egg from one of our hens, and it is really large and really weird. When they first start laying, or re-commence laying after a molt, hens often produce "beginner eggs" like this one ... extra large, mis-shapen, with "wrinkles" or extra yolks. It's great fun for the young egg-collectors in this family to head out to the coop each morning and see whether there are any eggs, and check out whether there are any particularly weird ones. But I can only think about childbirth.
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You and me both LMBO
ReplyDeleteI can't see the photo but I'm imagining pretty well and thinking 'ouch!'
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, the childbirth thought stopped me from eating eggs altogether years ago.
ReplyDeletewhat a neat shape though.
I've never seen a beginner egg!
ReplyDeletecool! my beginners eggs don't look so cool.... they're on the small side, too. hmmm.
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