Egluntyne Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 In today's paper Gertie the Hen form Bovey Tracey has laid a 10 inch by 8 inch egg weighing nearly 7 oz. Wow. Had a secong egg inside. The paper described Gertie as being "shell-shocked"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Was ther a picture in the paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Which paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I have just read the story in the Mail and yes there was a picture compairing it to a normal sized egg...........It was a whopper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Will look out for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 Yep....Sorry....Daily Mail And yes there is a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I have just read the story in the Mail and yes there was a picture compairing it to a normal sized egg...........It was a whopper... Can you scan and post it Nichola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 'sick' hen lays one of worlds largest eggs Click this link to read the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I saw it in The Sun, it's unbelivable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 About 198g There was me deperately trying to convert and thinking well maybe it is only about the size of some whoppers on the forum, but wow! It has the traditional "pellet" shape of the oversized egg I notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Thanks for the link Nichola. It's unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 looks painful to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 It was in the Times as well, do you want me to scan it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clara Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Blimey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotsomechickens Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 if you saw it on the website and followed the link Problem of perfect boiled egg solved - without water! you would have seen a man with his new egg boiling invention, Eggsactly, I like boiled eggs but its too much of a hassle to make em but this can do it 3-5 mins without any washing up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Was that the invention which was on Dragon's Den last week? It sounds similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 That is massive! BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
