Monster egg!!

[kathleengp]

Imagine my shock when I opened the nestbox!! Here it is in my hand.....dinner for 4!!

And by placing the narrow end in I was able to push it into an egg carton. The eggs to the left and in front of it are very large size eggs. The 2 white ones are small bantam eggs.

Laid by a Red Star.....who miraculously seems to be walking fine......

 

[redturtle]

lol...it does sound like a miracle that she is walking a-ok....holy thats a whopper!

 

[Gonzo]

Ouch! One of our Australorps did that last year.... She didn't lay again for almost 3 weeks!

 

[sonjab314]

Are you sure that an ostrich didn't sneak into your hen house?

 

[ICallMyselfCherie']

WOAH!!!!! That's awesome!!! It's so big it makes your hand look like a child's!!

Did she make a lot of noise while she was laying?

Very cool. thank you for posting.

 

[kathleengp]

She was very quiet, actually. I am waiting to see how long it takes for her to lay again - I think she deserves a few days off!

I haven't opened the egg yet - it's got to be at least multiple yolks. In one issue of BY Poultry mag, there was a pic of a huge egg like this and it turned out to be an egg WITHIN an egg! So we'll see I have to finish taking pics first - lol.

 

[SmartyChick]

my aussies usually lay those eggs, but a red star??? The poor thing.
Someone deserves a can of mealworms today!

 

[ICallMyselfCherie']

Really?? An egg within an egg? That's crazy!!

When you crack it open, be sure to post pics here so we can see what's inside!!

SmartyChick, what is an aussie? Is it an australorp, or something else? Sorry if it's a dumb question.

 

[buffbeauty]

No! No! Hatch it! It'll be Arnold Schwartzachicken!!

 

[Bantimna]

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x 2 and lots of treats!