Chicken carrying an egg..

[Bamabexchicks]

You need to upload a video clip to something like you tube and then embed the link here. It took me a while to figure it out as well. Please do so, I am dying to see that video.

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[Cadence A Waller]

I have had people tell me they have never seen or heard of a chicken doing this.. She went broody in the nesting box. After two days, carried this one out and about 4 of them ate it. Left the other two eggs. She has been sitting on 6 eggs for a week now elsewhere in the coop. View attachment 1742102

That is so interesting! Can’t wait to see the video!

 

[Shadrach]

I don't understand how that is possible.
Was the egg soft?
I don't think any of the hens here could do that with their eggs. They don't have sufficient beak depth to grip over the largest diameter point of the egg. They would have to dislocate their jaw to grip the egg.

 

[Molpet]

last year i had a bunch of broodies.. the eggs were all marked with a code so if i found one out I knew who kicked it out and how far along it should be. One hen stole all her neighbors eggs and another had eggs from several nests.. I figured they tucked it under a wing or between their chest and bill

 

[aart]

Video is here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/video-chicken-carrying-an-egg.1303782/

 

[Cadence A Waller]

Video is here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/video-chicken-carrying-an-egg.1303782/

Thanks!