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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: brian17smith on August 09, 2011, 13:10

Title: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: brian17smith on August 09, 2011, 13:10

While digging up my Desiree potatoes on the allotment I unearthed a whole unmarked hen's egg. Hens are kept a good 400 yds from the allotment. Surprisingly my mother-in-law did exactlythe same in her garden in Birmingham!
Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: Kleftiwallah on August 09, 2011, 13:17

That hen must have walked day and night to reach Birmingham ! ! !   :ohmy:  Cheers,    Tony.

Title: Re: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: arugula on August 09, 2011, 13:36

A fox might have pinched the egg from somewhere and buried in your potatoes for later. :D

Title: Re: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: Salmo on August 09, 2011, 14:34

Or a rat?

Title: Re: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: unchained on August 09, 2011, 15:07

Could this be the answer to one of the biggest questions of all time?




Now we know the egg came first as they are grown on potato plants!


Bob :) ;)

Title: Re: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: sunshineband on August 09, 2011, 19:53

Quote from: unchained on August 09, 2011, 15:07

Could this be the answer to one of the biggest questions of all time?


Now we know the egg came first as they are grown on potato plants!


Bob :) ;)

 :lol: :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: rubyrose on August 09, 2011, 22:16

i also found a hens egg amongst my potatoes, not sure if it was a fox or rat that left it there though.  We do have chickens near by but i don't think chickens have learnt to put lion stamp on there eggs as they lay them.  lol

Title: Re: Egg in my potatoes
Post by: lozenge on August 11, 2011, 10:41

Squirrels. They're mental. I dug up a piece of birthday cake once, complete with icing. Interestingly, that was in my potatoes as well.