Huuuuuge Egg!

[Glutton4...]

One of my 'Girls' lays long narrow sausage-shaped eggs, one lays extra-small ones, one lays rough-shelled eggs, like sandpaper. Another lays ridged eggs, with a swirl on the top, another lays round eggs with no wide or narrow end, and today I got an enormous egg that weighs three ounces OUCH!

It's 7cm long and 5cm wide at the widest part - it's bigger than some duck eggs!

The one next to it in the pic is a 'large' and the other is a 'small' as per shop-bought sizes. The big one is so large I can't close the lid if I put it in an XL egg-box.

Anyone else got any weirdos?

[lynda66]

at least the huge one isn't like sandpaper, but that's gotta hurt, i am starting to feel very sorry for chooks

[Tori]

ooh! its making me cross my legs!

[frias]

I get all sizes and shapes too. Guess that's why the 'farmers' get rid of them. I have noticed that the eggs are smaller now than last summer, when there were some woppers. One of my girls always lays a rough and ridged egg. Vet says not to worry she's fine.

[Nicos]

ouchouchouch

[MaureenHall]

One of mine sometimes lays very large wrinkled eggs (hard shell, just wrinkled!). It's as if the shell is too big for the contents. Still taste nice though. Must take a photo next time she lays one

[pipscariad]

What a whopper! I get wierd eggs too - sometimes rough, often with a wrinkly end. Had a really long thin oval one today. All taste delicious, but scupper my chances in the local garden show....

[Glutton4...]

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I thought an egg was an egg was an egg, until I got the 'Girls.' I think I'll start photographing the odd ones, and maybe even blowing them and keeping them in like a rogues gallery - or is that just a wee bit mental lol?

OK, I don't really need anyone to answer that, but I may still do it 'cause I'm a saddo!

[Irie Jan]

oooouch! ((Points finger out like ET)) Poor thing she must have strained to get that one out!

[janeyo]

Our record so far from Big Doll is 111 grams
Ouch, she did waddle that day!

[Flummery]

So it was laid by the chook with the watering eyes then?

[Nicos]

Oh yes!!!...lets have an egg competition in the summer when we've had a chance to take some photos??
Such as smallest/biggest egg ;lightest/heaviest; weirdest shape!!!!!!!
No prizes- but nice to share ????

What do you think folks????

[Flummery]

Great idea!

[lynda66]

oooooo yeah summer will be good, cos in theory me and bephlam might have some eggs by then

[janeyo]

I always bagsie the BIG ones, as they are genrally double yolkers and as I only like the yolk and I am the one who tends to their every desire I GET THEM!

Tis ok though the white is not wasted, my little boy only likes the white bit so we share!