An egg within an egg!!!

rf1170
rf1170 Posts: 180 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Yesterday one of my hens laid a big, long egg I assumed to be a double yolker. I saved it for breakfast this morning, and when I cracked it into the pan, this is what I saw:
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Whoa! I've never seen anything like that, so naturally I snapped a picture and put it on Facebook.
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It was firmer than an egg yolk. My friends had a slew of suggestions for what it might be, so I decided to cut it open:
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It was a tiny egg within a bigger one!
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The shell hadn't completely formed yet, so that's why it was still white rather than the typical brown eggs I collect. I'm not sure why this happened, and a cursory Google search didn't produce any definitive answers, so I guess it's just another one of those chicken oddities you have to expect from time to time!
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  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    i think its time to stop doping your hens. Still pretty cool
  • rf1170
    rf1170 Posts: 180 Member
    i think its time to stop doping your hens. Still pretty cool

    Yeah, I've been pushing them pretty hard... haha... And they typically lay fewer and fewer eggs as the hours of sunlight dwindle, so this was a neat surprise.
  • TJFreeman
    TJFreeman Posts: 96
    That's pretty neat! I've never heard of that happening!
  • yankeedownsouth
    yankeedownsouth Posts: 717 Member
    That's really cool!
  • fldiver97
    fldiver97 Posts: 341 Member
    happens...if you want to find out about 'odd eggs' or other interesting chicken info including laying, health etc go to mybackyardchicken.com :smile: Love the site, lots of good info, weird info, good laughs and great ideas for keeping backyard chooks. Personally never had anything weirder than a rare double yolker and a few odd shaped (bullet shaped) eggs from my pullets that just started laying. Yay for great eggs from your own chickens :flowerforyou:
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Weirdest.thing.ever.
  • rf1170
    rf1170 Posts: 180 Member
    happens...if you want to find out about 'odd eggs' or other interesting chicken info including laying, health etc go to mybackyardchicken.com :smile: Love the site, lots of good info, weird info, good laughs and great ideas for keeping backyard chooks. Personally never had anything weirder than a rare double yolker and a few odd shaped (bullet shaped) eggs from my pullets that just started laying. Yay for great eggs from your own chickens :flowerforyou:

    I've perused that site before - an excellent resource! I guess you never know what you're going to find out there! Always glad to hear from another hen-keeper.
  • kandi_apples
    kandi_apples Posts: 35 Member
    Did you eat the original egg?
  • rf1170
    rf1170 Posts: 180 Member
    Did you eat the original egg?

    I did! It was normal and delicious.
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    Interesting..:smile:
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    Ok, that is really weird! I'm not sure that I would've eaten the original egg...just...because...
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    First, let me say fresh eggs = MMMMMM

    Second, that's pretty cool!
  • bethanylaugh
    bethanylaugh Posts: 237
    twin chickens!
  • NoleGirl0918
    NoleGirl0918 Posts: 213 Member
    That's neat!
  • Goosiesnougs
    Goosiesnougs Posts: 420
    I have 9 hens too! The girls are 23 weeks tomorrow and I have only gotten 4 damn eggs! They're on layer pellets (and dinner scraps) Anyone have a clue why they aren't laying?
  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member
    Perhaps this finally answers the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg.
  • jsimm31
    jsimm31 Posts: 8 Member
    Well this brings the whole "chicken or the egg" debate to a whole 'nother level......
  • emmy3111
    emmy3111 Posts: 482 Member
    That's cool!!! have never seen that before... and we had chickens growing up, too :)
  • fleur_de_lis19
    fleur_de_lis19 Posts: 926 Member
    CRAZY! We one time got a whole dozen eggs that were double yolkers. It was nuts
  • HotCuppaJo
    HotCuppaJo Posts: 476 Member
    Very weird!! I can't imagine how that would have happened!
  • cindaroses
    cindaroses Posts: 117
    I have 9 hens too! The girls are 23 weeks tomorrow and I have only gotten 4 damn eggs! They're on layer pellets (and dinner scraps) Anyone have a clue why they aren't laying?

    They need light to lay. Maybe since the days are getting shorter they aren't laying yet. You can put a light in the coop.
  • Zylayna
    Zylayna Posts: 728 Member
    very cool!
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    weird...but very very cool
  • KendraElmendorf
    KendraElmendorf Posts: 837 Member
    I love it when my chicken lay strange eggs! I love when I can show off a Giant egg, regular sized egg, then the tiny mini eggs. Double yolkers are my favorite for sure... Good luck you know. :wink:
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    Weirdest.thing.ever.

    ^^
    I don't think I could eat either parts of the egg!
  • laurenellenmarie
    laurenellenmarie Posts: 331 Member
    Fraternal twin chickens
  • kellybean14
    kellybean14 Posts: 237 Member
    super bizarre! that was a great read.
  • foster59803
    foster59803 Posts: 439 Member
    I have 9 hens too! The girls are 23 weeks tomorrow and I have only gotten 4 damn eggs! They're on layer pellets (and dinner scraps) Anyone have a clue why they aren't laying?

    I have chickens too... some of our girls didn't start laying until they were 25 weeks or so. The other issue we run into is weather, I swear they hate the change of season. Every time the weather changes they take a week or two off! :)

    Swear, chickens are the best pets ever!

    Love the double egg by the way! I have never had one of those!!!
  • DonaA123
    DonaA123 Posts: 337 Member
    :smile: wow
  • bethanylaugh
    bethanylaugh Posts: 237
    chickens are just getting pregnant younger and younger these days... it's a shame.

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