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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Junie on March 29, 2011, 09:03

Title: weird but cute!! - Is this common?
Post by: Junie on March 29, 2011, 09:03

The other day I hard boiled a few eggs and one had a hard piece inside, I opened it up to find another little egg - really cute!!
The little egg had no yolk, but the large egg did.  Couple of piccies below!
Is this common, has anyone else had one?

Title: Re: weird but cute!! - Is this common?
Post by: pigeonpie on March 29, 2011, 09:04

Never had one like this before but it's so cute, I'd love to find one!!!!   :lol:

Title: Re: weird but cute!! - Is this common?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on March 29, 2011, 09:07

Not common, and I can't remember why it happens, but interesting!  It's not a double yolker, its a double egger!!   :lol:

Title: Re: weird but cute!! - Is this common?
Post by: Aunt Sally on March 29, 2011, 09:24

Lots of odd eggs including egg in an egg here:

http://www.poultryhelp.com/oddeggs.html

Title: Re: weird but cute!! - Is this common?
Post by: Pol on March 29, 2011, 09:29

I have read that it happens when a normal egg disturbed in the shell gland could move back into the oviduct and start production all over

Title: Re: weird but cute!! - Is this common?
Post by: Junie on March 29, 2011, 09:35

Thanks Auntie - some really odd eggs there!  Nice to know one of my hens has done something really rare!!
It has only happened once so I am not worried!