Huge egg!

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emanon · 21/10/2008 21:54

I am looking after a friend's chickens this week while she is on holiday. This morning we collected 4 eggs and one of them was huge, about twice the size of a normal large egg. I have seen a 'double yoker' before which my friend once gave me, but this one is a real super sized egg.

I just thought a chicken expert might be able to tell me why this egg is so large.

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emanon · 21/10/2008 22:03

PS. I have just weighed it and it weighs 118g.

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DaisyMooSteiner · 22/10/2008 13:05

We've had that a couple of times - once there was another egg inside (a bit like a Kinder Surprise!) and the other time it was just huge!

mehgalegs · 22/10/2008 20:51

How old are the chickens emanon? My older chooks lay some whoppers when they first start up again after they have been off lay.

I think there is a pic on my (now out of date blog.

My Sassos have been laying for just over a month now and many of their eggs are double yokers although average size.

HugeEggyFart · 22/10/2008 20:53

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HugeEggyFart · 22/10/2008 20:53

barf at smell

mehgalegs · 22/10/2008 21:03

Is that you hughjarsssssssssss?

Doodle2U · 23/10/2008 10:24

I've not had a double yolker yet

Had a few bloomin' massive eggs though but when I've used them, the yolks are not much bigger than normal sized eggs!

thesockmonsterofdoom · 23/10/2008 18:05

Is the phptp still on my profile, I will have to check it? Anyway you can get triple yolkers if it isnt there.

Marne · 23/10/2008 18:09

Have you cracked it?

I had a large egg once, when i cracked it, inside was a tiny, perfectly formed egg. (a egg inside an egg)

crkm · 24/10/2008 22:56

had a large egg from my one layer, it was twice the size of the other eggs she lays, and it was a double yolker!! Today i have two of the three hens laying! hoping the third will start soon as have had them for three months. kids are arguing over who will have a boiled egg for breaky.

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