Would you like yours boiled, scrambled or split? The bizarre banana-shaped egg

By Daily Mail Reporter

Breakfast time? The odd shaped egg found in Wuyuan, Anhui province of China


It's not what you'd usually expect to come across while settling down for breakfast, but this strange looking object is actually a seriously misshapen egg.

Discovered in the Anhui province of China, the curved egg has taken on a similar shape to a banana.

But whether it's scrambled, soft boiled or fried, it will no doubt be difficult to find anyone prepared to eat it.

Misshapen eggs are common, but the varying shapes differ with each strain of bird.

However they are most often produced by pullets coming into lay, or hens late in lay, often as a result of double ovulation.

Meanwhile a British family were thrilled today after their chicken set a new world record by laying fourteen eggs - in one day.

The heavyweight hen - named Sarah - produced more than a dozen of her own eggs - in just over two hours.


Egg-stra special: Misshapen eggs are common, but the varying shapes differ with each strain of bird


Owner Debbie Armstrong, of Newquay, Cornwall, says the bird has only ever previously laid one each morning.

But last week the plucky chicken produced 14 eggs in a day - which experts say is a world record.

'It was over two hours that she laid fourteen eggs. She laid one when I was holding her.

'I couldn't believe it. I researched it on line and found most chickens only lay one or two a day. So this is a lot more than that.

'I'm just glad she hasn't died. I was getting increasingly worried about her as she had been acting broody lately.


The heavyweight hen: Sarah left experts shell-shocked after laying 14 eggs - in one day
'But since she laid the 14 eggs, she seems a little more happy.


'I've spoken to farmers who have all said they haven't heard a chicken laying that many eggs in such a short space of time.

'Others farmers think she could be worth a lot of money.'

The hen is owned by Debbie and her son Toby, eight, who helped collect the eggs.

Debbie said: 'Toby had some friends over at the time. The eggs kept coming again and again.'

Andrew Pooley, secretary of the caged bird society at the Royal Cornwall Show, said hens normally only lay one or two eggs a day.

He said: 'I've heard chickens that lay two in a day - one in the morning and one at night - but never 14. The shells need time to develop.'


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