Certainly, the eggs we get from our hens are fresh. But they also often have double yolks and can be humongous. The double yolks are probably the result of the fact that our hens are young and their production is out of synch. But the size? Holy moly.
See the egg on the right? That’s about the size of large eggs I can buy at the grocery. The egg on the left is much larger even than the extra large eggs you can get at the store.
According to Wikipedia, a jumbo egg, which I have never seen at the store, is 71 grams or larger. This egg weighed in on my kitchen scale at 92 grams!
Having given birth, I can only feel for the poor chicken who pushed out this egg this morning. No wonder they were all screaming in sympathy.
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What a hoot! That is some egg. Is there a world’s largest egg contest somewhere? I’m sure there is = you should enter…or enter your girls, as it were! That’s impressive, especially to someone like me who thinks anything is better with an egg on top of it!
Now that’s a “Grade A” double extra extra large egg Robin!
Oww, poor birdies.
Poor chicken! And I suppose you would need to start weighing or measuring if you wanted to use those for baking!
Robin: Catching up here and let me say that the Palazzo is spectacular, the cake looks so yummy, love the smell of hay (it has got to be in my top five) and your eggs, your eggs are inspiring! Did I miss anything? If so, sorry but as always, you delight! Oh, yes, the swiss chard in that picture is huge!
Jumbo indeed. Double yolks are a big plus for me because that is the part of the egg I like.
I am impressed at the size of your eggs.
And that really does sound odd!!
Good eggs. I’ll take mine poached. 🙂 ~~Dee
Gorgeous egg! What kind of chickens do you raise?
Oh goodie…more Chicken Chronicles! I love them Robin! Btw, how tasty are they?
That’s an impressive egg for sure! Are all the hens laying the same size eggs now? That’s quite a bounty in your backyard.
OH!!! I love that egg. I so need a chicken…