One of our hens laid an incredibly large 136gram egg.

[Guerra]

Did you end up cracking the egg open? I'm curious to whats inside.

No, not yet, prob this weekend. Will post pics when we do.

 

[Guerra]

It was an egg within an egg:



Well they did it again, this time the egg is 140g





Plan to crack it open soon.

Checked all the hen's vents, and everyone seems ok..

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Wow, thanks for posting the picture.

@aart called it.

Notice how much darker the first egg was that backed up into the isthmus. There was less pigment available when the next shell was built, plus the available pigment was spread over more surface area.

 

[ChickenLover200]

It was an egg within an egg: Well they did it again, this time the egg is 140g Plan to crack it open soon. Checked all the hen's vents, and everyone seems ok..

I have a few of those also, by yours look bigger...

 

[aart]

Wow, thanks for posting the picture.

@aart called it.

Notice how much darker the first egg was that backed up into the isthmus. There was less pigment available when the next shell was built, plus the available pigment was spread over more surface area.

HAH......winnerwinnerchickendinner!!!...lol

I just figured it was too big and heavy for only an extra yolk or two.

 

[NaJoBeLe]

It was an egg within an egg: Well they did it again, this time the egg is 140g Plan to crack it open soon. Checked all the hen's vents, and everyone seems ok..

Was this back to back days? Very surprised you managed to get 2 of these? As the others have mentioned it takes a bit for the hens bodies to figure out the process.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think they were about a week apart. The first one was last week.

 

[kwhites634]

I think they were about a week apart. The first one was last week

I'm betting it was the same hen; can't imagine there being two doing it.
I bet someone pretty sore & walking weird.

 

[ChickenLover200]

 
I think they were about a week apart. The first one was last week

I'm betting it was the same hen; can't imagine there being two doing it.
I bet someone pretty sore & walking weird.

i had three different hens lay an egg like this. Took several days for them to rest before laying another egg.

 

[aart]

There was only one...I think...it got laid and posted about last week, but was just opened this weekend.