Still Waters Posted August 22, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 22, 2011 A West Virginia man is laying claim to one of the world's smallest chicken eggs. Whether it's a record remains to be seen.The Reverand Donnie Russell said he found the egg last month on his farm. It's 2.1 centimetres long, or a bit bigger than a penny, and weighs 3.46 grams - a little more than one-tenth of an ounce. 'It's really something. If you want to know the truth, I can't put it into words,' Mr Russell said. Mr Russell, of Raleigh County, said his wife is an animal lover and she's collected cats, geese, ducks, chickens and other types of birds over the years. Normally, the chicken eggs are donated to people from the Rock Creek Community Church, where Mr Russell is the pastor. 'Lo and behind, we went out and gathered these eggs. We had to do a double take. We both looked with our mouths open for about five minutes before we said a word. We said this has got to be a record.' The chicken that he believes laid the egg is normal sized. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted August 22, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Geez, at that size, I don't think the chicken even noticed if she laid one or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXHellkittiesXx Posted August 23, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 23, 2011 It could be the world's smallest hard boiled egg. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert1 Posted August 24, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 24, 2011 That is one really small egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taut Posted August 24, 2011 #5 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Yes, but is it viable, or just an anomaly? That should count for something. Shouldn't really count if it's just a ball of calcium. Not to put to fine a point on it or take away from the find. Am I making any sense? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaleid Posted August 24, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Yes, but is it viable, or just an anomaly? That should count for something. Shouldn't really count if it's just a ball of calcium. Not to put to fine a point on it or take away from the find. Am I making any sense? Probably not. I agree, if it's only calcium it wouldn't strictly be an egg and it shouldn't be in the running for World's Smallest "Egg"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIYX Posted August 24, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2011 What did it taste like ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted August 24, 2011 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Ive a feeling I have seen.... and eaten smaller, usually when a hen lays her first egg it will be very small, complete with white and yolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinrobert Posted June 16, 2012 #9 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I have a chickens egg laid yesterday its 1.08 centimetres long, haven't cracked it yet so I don't know if its got a yolk or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted June 17, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 17, 2012 and it's no bigger than a penny! It's 2.1 centimetres long, or a bit bigger than a penny Typical DailyMail.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetrodoxly Posted June 17, 2012 #11 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Could it have been laid by a small bird finch etc that had landed in the chicken run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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