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How a Chicken Lays an Egg Inside of an Egg

March 7, 2022 · jpitino · Eggs & Meat

Occasionally, a hen will lay an egg inside of an egg, a phenomenon called counter-peristalsis contraction, and it occurs while the hen is forming an egg in her oviduct.

Ask the Expert —December 2015/January 2016

January 20, 2016 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Ask The Expert

Add to Favorites Broody For Too Long? We have a six-month-old Bantam hen, “Little Girl,” who has been brooding for 24 days. We took away her eggs in the chicken …

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