Thursday, 15 May 2008

It's a monster...

I had the shock of my life on Tuesday when I went down to collect my eggs and let the hens out for a run. I'm not sure who, but one of the girls had laid an enormous egg. It almost had a join in it as though 2 eggs had fused together.






I had to crack it and there inside were 2 yolks. My first double-yolk!




Stupidly, I forgot to cover the bowl and it stayed on the worktop all night. By the morning, it had a nasty skin on it so I had to throw it away instead of making some delicious scrambled eggs...

We're off glamping for the weekend. I hope it doesn't rain all weekend, but I think I have packed for every eventuality - suncream, wellies, umbrellas...
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  1. The Fairy Glade15 May 2008 at 21:53

    Hi there, love the blog. Have recently started keeping hens and am regularly getting double yokers...but I can go one better, check out my blog for the triple yoker. Honestly, no tricks..this was laid by one of my hens!!

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  2. dottycookie15 May 2008 at 22:03

    All I can say is OUCH! Hope the glamping goes well. I am seriously contemplating whisking my girls away there over the summer ...

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  3. Ali15 May 2008 at 22:12

    What a whopper. You have to feel slightly sorry for the hen.

    Have a marvelous glamp - I milked a sheep while we were there. And trimmed it's toenails. Ovine beauty therapy of sorts.

    Okay I admit it I had to google for the right term!

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  4. tess16 May 2008 at 08:05

    hope you have a really lovely time!

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  5. JuliaB16 May 2008 at 08:50

    HAve a great time!! (hope the weather warms up for you)

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  6. Tracey Petersen16 May 2008 at 10:33

    You can tell which chicken it was. She is the one standing all day and night with a single teardrop in her eye.

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  7. The List Writer16 May 2008 at 10:37

    Oh, I'm so envious! I've not had a double yolker yet, despite a few eye wateringly large eggs.

    Have a wonderful time glamping - we have to wait for August for our trip there. Really looking forward to hearing all about it!

    N. xx

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  8. Curlew Country16 May 2008 at 12:44

    Have a fabulous time. I want to go to a Featherdown Farm so much, hope its wonderful and the weather keeps fine for you.
    Amazing egg, there was one on the news only a bit bigger the other day. Poor girl!
    Stephx

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  9. Tracy16 May 2008 at 12:50

    That is a HUGE egg...like Ali says, one must feel some sympathy for the poor hen that laid it! But how exciting to get a double yolk! Have a wonderful time! ((HUGS))

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  10. Kitty16 May 2008 at 22:15

    Gosh I bet that made her eyes water! :-O

    Have a wonderful time glamping - looking forward to hearing all about it.

    x

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  11. Unknown17 May 2008 at 01:21

    My that is a big egg!

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  12. knittingdragonflies17 May 2008 at 14:19

    Man I bet that egg gave her a big cramp on the way out.
    Giggles
    Vicki

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  13. julie18 May 2008 at 12:28

    wow that is a big egg - poor chicken! I'm sure your grateful chickens will treat you to another double yolker soon. Hope you're having a fab glamp and enjoying yourself.

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  14. Unknown18 May 2008 at 17:33

    oh how exciting... but I do feel somewhat sorry for that poor hen. In the words of my second child "that must have hurt, mummy" (his favourite phrase when we watch you've been framed!)

    how was the glamping?

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  15. Jacinta19 May 2008 at 10:43

    Glamping (now that I have been to your link) looks absolutely amazing. What a great idea. Hope you had a fantastic week-end.

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  16. Simone19 May 2008 at 18:17

    What a whopper! I bet she wont lay for a few days now!!!

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  17. Garden Girl24 May 2008 at 12:44

    WOW, that must have hurt, but how exciting!! I hope the chickens all got extra special breakfasts for effort.x

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