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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: tobytoby on November 07, 2012, 09:52:32 am

Title: russian doll type eggs
Post by: tobytoby on November 07, 2012, 09:52:32 am

One of my hens laid this egg yesterday, and i brought it to the office to eat this morning. I was ruuning a book to see if it was a triple yolker - but i didn't expect this?
 
The other egg contained a perfectly formed egg.
 
Does anyone know why this would happen or experienced the same?

Title: Re: russian doll type eggs
Post by: Rosemary on November 07, 2012, 11:45:56 am

Wow, never seen that before - some crazy mixed up hen, that  ;D

Title: Re: russian doll type eggs
Post by: Mrs Snoodles on November 07, 2012, 12:20:55 pm

New to me too! 

Title: Re: russian doll type eggs
Post by: chrismahon on November 07, 2012, 07:01:18 pm

We've had one only, in 5 years. Can't understand how it happens as the inner egg would need to move backwards up the oviduct then downwards again picking up a white, membrane and shell before exiting.

Title: Re: russian doll type eggs
Post by: Mammyshaz on November 07, 2012, 07:07:39 pm

Only ever seen it in a photo before, never experienced it myself. It's very strange, I'd love to know how it happens

Title: Re: russian doll type eggs
Post by: in the hills on November 07, 2012, 07:12:35 pm

Wow.


None in 25 years of chicken keeping and my father has kept poultry all his life and never seen one.


I wonder how rare that is?

Title: Re: russian doll type eggs
Post by: Polished Arrow on November 09, 2012, 10:03:59 pm

Ooooh!  How exciting and special  :chook:
Nice that you took it into your work so other folk got to see it too.
Keep that photo safe  :)

Title: Re: russian doll type eggs
Post by: robbiegrant on November 12, 2012, 08:04:41 pm

They are Matrioshka eggs.... Amazing... I'm sending this pic to my friends in Russia! :thumbsup: