Chicken from Tielrode couple lays exceptionally large and heavy egg: 'Hope it didn't hurt'

A couple from Tielrode, Belgium, has found an extraordinary chicken egg that has captured local attention due to its remarkable size and weight. Ruth Huyghe, 29, and her fiancé Tim Geerinck, 30, discovered the unusually large egg in their chicken coop.

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When Tim brought the egg inside, I immediately noticed it was gigantic. I got out the scale and looked online to see what's usual, and it turned out to be twice as big as a normal egg.

The egg, laid by an ISA Brown hen, tipped the scales at a hefty 117 grams, more than twice the weight of an average chicken egg, which typically weighs around 62 grams. "When Tim brought the egg inside, I immediately noticed it was gigantic," said Ruth. "I got out the scale and looked online to see what's usual, and it turned out to be twice as big as a normal egg."

Huyghe expressed surprise at how her hen managed to produce such a large egg, wondering if the process was painful for the bird. "I especially hope it didn't hurt, because such a large egg can't come out easily, can it?" she mused.

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I especially hope it didn't hurt, because such a large egg can't come out easily, can it?

Experts confirm that such an occurrence is highly exceptional. Wouter Wytynck of the Association for Poultry, Eggs, and Rabbits (VEPEK) stated that older hens are known to lay larger eggs. He referred to the egg as a "constructive error," suggesting it might contain another egg within its shell or possibly double yolks, a phenomenon that can occur in large eggs. The couple plans to examine the egg further before deciding its fate, with Huyghe joking that it will likely end up in a pan as an omelet.

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The woman informed herself well, because the chance is indeed great that there is still an egg or egg yolk in the eggshell.