Mammoth Egg

Life is full of surprises.

 

I went to collect the eggs just now, and for a second, thought some mystery duck had invaded the chicken coop and laid an egg in one of the nesting boxes. But that would be ridiculous. One of the hens laid an extra-jumbo egg this morning. Hope she's feeling alright.

 

Below is a photo that doesn't seem to do the egg justice. The egg in the middle is a typically-sized egg. On the left, a mini that the hens lay every now and again. On the right is the monster. It measures three inches in length where a typical egg is 2 to 2-1/2 inches.

 I had seen a video on YouTube not long ago where some guy cracked open a massive egg to find another egg (complete with shell) inside, so I took this one into the closet and candled it. Looks like it's just a regular egg inside.