UCP Blog 015: Mini Egg Discovered Inside Regular-Sized Egg! (VIDEO)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jen Pitino

Mini Egg Inside an Egg – Photo Courtesy of Linda Alvarado

I was recently emailed by Urban Chicken Podcast listener, Linda Alvarado who shared a photo and a short video of a miniature egg discovered inside a regular-sized egg laid by one of her backyard hens. She found this strange, soft-shelled little interior egg when making breakfast recently.

Here is what Linda wrote to me:

Hello!

This weekend I found an egg inside an egg when I was fixing breakfast. When looking it up I came across your article and thought you might like to see.

Cheers!

Linda

Check out the video I made of Linda’s egg inside an egg:

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UCP Episode 030: Shell-less and Soft-Shelled Eggs

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Jen Pitino

Beatrix’s Soft-shelled Egg – photo by Jen Pitino

Eggs: they’re colorful; they’re delicious; and they’re supposed be the hard-shelled and oval. However, sometimes they’re not shaped and formed as they ought to be. Today, on the Urban Chicken Podcast we are discussing why chickens sometimes lay soft-shelled or even shell-less eggs. We will also consider what you the chicken owner can do to try to remedy any soft/shell-less egg issues in your flock. Continue reading →