Bizarre egg doubles your value

Weighing in at 181g, this is probably one of the largest chicken eggs ever laid — but wait until you see what's inside of it. And yes, it looks to be genuine — or, at the very least, possible. After you've watched the video, read the explanation below. But watch the video first so you don't spoil the surprise.

According to Alex Williams and verified by New Scientist an egg within an egg is a natural but rare occurence. Occasionally during normal egg formation an egg travels back up the oviduct, meets another egg travelling down, and becomes encased inside the second egg during the shell forming process, thus creating an egg within an egg. It is especially unusual to encounter this phenomenon in a shop-bought egg, because these are routinely candled (a bright light is held up to them to examine the contents), and any irregularities are normally rejected.

The Time Hotel has a quirky sense of humour

Thanks to Rodney for sending us this amusing story. This boutique hotel in New York decided to line the bottom of their elevator shaft with open cartons of fresh eggs! Each time the elevator descends to the bottom it comes to rest very close to crushing the eggs. We are are not sure if they are all real or even if they are still there. We know they are not ecoeggs, but hopefully they are free range. If anyone knows more, let us know in the comments.

Image courtesy of oyster.com hotel reviews

The funny side of self-sufficiency

We always suspected our hens were smarter than they look. Now with ChookCam we can see what they are getting up to!

Image courtesy of Raeside