When a man opened his egg carton back in 2009, he revealed a particularly large egg inside — much bigger than any of the other eggs. But when he went to crack it open, the surprises just kept on coming — so much so that this simple video has garnered more than eight million views!
"Yesterday the chickens, they went out, and there was a big egg," Dad explained. He then proceeded to pick up the strange-looking egg and hold it next to a normal-sized egg for comparison. You can see just how massive this thing really was.
IFLScience says, "Typically, a hen releases an oocyte (the egg cell that becomes the yolk) from her left ovary every 16 to 26 hours, according to Backyard Poultry Magazine. The oocyte then travels through the oviduct, where layers of membranes and albumen are added along the way. However, if a second oocyte is released too early, the first oocyte (now in the hen’s uterus) gets sucked back inside by a contraction induced by the second egg. The counter-peristalsis contraction pushes it backwards to where it gets embedded inside egg number two."
Make sure you watch 'til the end to see the second round of this unexpected breakfast surprise. It's definitely a two-for-one, and apparently it's rare to see a tiny egg inside a bigger one. That poor Mama Chicken!
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