Author Topic: Mutation Egg (Read 1744 times)

Ben · « **on:** April 13, 2018, 07:43:33 PM »

One of the chickens laid this thing this afternoon. The egg next to it is one of her normal eggs, which normally run large (store grade). This thing is about the size the turkey used to lay. I don't thing you can see it in the pic, but there is a "ridge" about 2/3 of the way down that runs around the full circumference.

Jim147 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2018, 07:44:35 PM »

Think there is another egg inside?

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2018, 07:47:23 PM »

Quote from: Jim147 on April 13, 2018, 07:44:35 PM

Think there is another egg inside?

Or a pair of panty hose?

Ben · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2018, 07:57:59 PM »

Quote from: Jim147 on April 13, 2018, 07:44:35 PM

Think there is another egg inside?

One time with a similar egg, though not as big, there were two yolks. I'll find out tomorrow morning though when I cook up my eggs, steak, sourdough biscuits, freedom fuel, and fresh off the tree orange juice.

Fly320s · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2018, 08:21:06 PM »

Quote from: Ben on April 13, 2018, 07:57:59 PM

One time with a similar egg, though not as big, there were two yolks. I'll find out tomorrow morning though when I cook up my eggs, steak, sourdough biscuits, freedom fuel, and fresh off the tree orange juice.

Yes, yes, we all hate you.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2018, 08:25:37 PM »

Quote from: Ben on April 13, 2018, 07:57:59 PM

One time with a similar egg, though not as big, there were two yolks. I'll find out tomorrow morning though when I cook up my eggs, steak, sourdough biscuits, freedom fuel, and fresh off the tree orange juice.

I had farm fresh eggs from my daughter's chickens with sausage from the hog I had butchered 3 weeks ago. The toast was store bought though.

lupinus · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2018, 08:35:21 PM »

Quote from: RoadKingLarry on April 13, 2018, 08:25:37 PM

I had farm fresh eggs from my daughter's chickens with sausage from the hog I had butchered 3 weeks ago. The toast was store bought though.

You buy toast at the store? Seems like it'd be better to buy the bread and toast it yourself....

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zxcvbob · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2018, 09:05:37 PM »

It's probably a double-yolk egg, although from what I remember those are usually only a little bigger than a regular egg -- like if she normally lays large eggs it'll be an extra large, not a jumbo.

But it's been a few decades since I had chickens :)

p12 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2018, 09:07:17 PM »

Freedom fuel?

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makattak · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2018, 09:14:15 PM »

Could be a triple yolk egg.

RocketMan · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2018, 09:33:18 PM »

Quote from: p12 on April 13, 2018, 09:07:17 PM

Freedom fuel?

Coffee?

French G. · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2018, 10:05:28 PM »

Mine do that some, always a thick ridge. Don't know if it was a really good day grubbing before or not. I notice that the first laying season there were a lot more huge eggs. The one that bothers me is I got an egg a little bigger than a Robin egg one day, a couple of weeks later my first bird came up dead, my guess is egg bound.

lupinus · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2018, 10:28:53 PM »

Perhaps she was constipated

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Ben · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2018, 10:29:34 PM »

Quote from: p12 on April 13, 2018, 09:07:17 PM

Freedom fuel?

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Ben · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2018, 10:31:40 PM »

Quote from: French G. on April 13, 2018, 10:05:28 PM

Mine do that some, always a thick ridge. Don't know if it was a really good day grubbing before or not.

That's what I was wondering. The last few weeks have been prime for "free ranging" with green stuff and bugs everywhere. At least this is better than when they lay one with no shell. :)

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #15 on:** April 13, 2018, 10:53:05 PM »

Seems to me when my cousin had chickens I remember someone saying that longer, pointier eggs are rooster eggs, and the rounder ones are hen eggs.

Ben · « **Reply #16 on:** April 13, 2018, 11:18:29 PM »

Quote from: Hawkmoon on April 13, 2018, 10:53:05 PM

Seems to me when my cousin had chickens I remember someone saying that longer, pointier eggs are rooster eggs,

Thaaaat's what she said.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #17 on:** April 14, 2018, 12:31:28 AM »

"Mutation Egg" - is that a band name or a pro wrestling move?

Calumus · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2018, 12:38:46 AM »

Looks like a comparison between a Cadbury egg ten years ago, and one now.

230RN · « **Reply #19 on:** April 14, 2018, 02:01:22 AM »

A slick-talking goose importuned that poor little hen?

p12 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 14, 2018, 06:27:06 AM »

Quote from: RocketMan on April 13, 2018, 09:33:18 PM

Coffee?

Got it.

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MikeB · « **Reply #21 on:** April 14, 2018, 08:02:36 AM »

Usually when my young hens first start laying I will get odd eggs. Small ones, those torpedo looking ones and extremely large ones. Often the large ones will have double yolks. That one looks like it might be a twin(double yolk) egg.

BobR · « **Reply #22 on:** April 14, 2018, 04:58:05 PM »

Quote from: Ben on April 13, 2018, 07:57:59 PM

One time with a similar egg, though not as big, there were two yolks. I'll find out tomorrow morning though when I cook up my eggs, steak, sourdough biscuits, freedom fuel, and fresh off the tree orange juice.

Well, you just can't leave the masses wondering, or was it an alien egg sent by Art Bell as his last attempt to assimilate you into the hive???

bob

Ben · « **Reply #23 on:** April 14, 2018, 05:14:20 PM »

Quote from: BobR on April 14, 2018, 04:58:05 PM

Well, you just can't leave the masses wondering, or was it an alien egg sent by Art Bell as his last attempt to assimilate you into the hive???

bob

Ha ha. It was a double yolk egg. The yolks were humongous and even darker than the usual yolks (which for those who don't know, homegrown eggs usually have very dark yellow-orange yolks from all the good stuff the chickens eat).

just Warren · « **Reply #24 on:** April 14, 2018, 05:41:30 PM »

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Author Topic: Mutation Egg (Read 1744 times)