Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Australian Farmer Cracks Open Giant Chicken Egg—Only to Find Another Egg Inside

Australian Farmer Cracks Open Giant Chicken Egg—Only to Find Another Egg Inside
REMY GABALDA/Getty Images

What came first? The egg or the egg?

One can only imagine the chicken that had to pass this herculean task of an egg. Scott Stockman, 47, from Queensland, Australia, took pictures of this shockingly large breakfast, which is easily double the size of a normal egg. Stockman has worked on the farm his entire life without encountering any egg like it. The kicker? Inside the gigantic egg, Scot found....another, full-sized egg!


Believe me, this egg lives up to the hype.

Twitter was stunned by just how BIG the egg was!

Though exceptionally rare, a chicken laying a gigantic egg which contains a second, normal-sized egg isn't actually unprecedented. There's even a name for how it happens! These giant eggs are caused by a counter-peristalsis contraction.

To understand the counter-peristalsis contraction, you need to know the basics of how a chicken makes an egg (as if we all didn't already know). Here's how it goes: every 18-26 hours, a hen releases an oocyte from her ovaries. This will become the yolk of the egg! The oocyte will slowly travel down the hen's oviduct, having layers of egg added onto it every step of the way, until it finally reaches the "vent" and the chicken lays the egg. Simple, right?

Well, sometimes things get a little messed up. Very occasionally, the hen will release a second oocyte before the first one has made it all the way out of the oviduct. If a second yolk enters the system while another oocyte is having its shell created in the eggshell gland, the hen's body sometimes freaks out a bit and experiences a contraction - the counter-peristalsis contraction. This forces the original egg (the one that's almost done) back up into the chicken's oviduct, where it basically experiences the entire process a second time, alongside the second yolk.

The new egg is so much bigger because, simply put, the chicken has to build a shell around their first egg too.

The photo also inspired some truly regrettable puns.

The egg also became a perfect metaphor for a universal Twitter pet-peeve:

It's an egg within an egg!

Though most are amusing by the odd situation, others are reacting with fear and confusion. Who can blame them? It's possible the real shock still hasn't been discovered.

For more giant-egg related news, just head to the home of all strange happenings: Australia!

More from Trending

People Reveal The Dark Secrets They Discovered About Someone After They Died

Sometimes you never know who someone is until they're gone.

Everyone has their secrets.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Jesse Watters; Hakeem Jeffries
Fox News; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Jesse Watters Pathetically Tries To Burn Hakeem Jeffries With Bizarre 'Rule For Men' Rant

Fox News personality Jesse Watters was widely mocked after he criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for having recently shared a photo of himself on Instagram that appeared to be digitally altered—with the bench he was leaning against noticeably warped around his hips.

You can see Jeffries' photo below.

Keep ReadingShow less
Snoop Dogg
Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images

Snoop Dogg's Puppy Instagram Breaks Internet

Snoop Dogg introduced his fans to the newest little bow-wow in his household, a puppy named Baby Boy Broadus.

The adorable small tan French bulldog made his debut on the rapper’s Instagram account on June 28th, sporting a Louis Vuitton leash and chewing on his owner’s Death Row Jacket.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump
DRM News/YouTube

Trump Ripped After Going Off On Bonkers Rant About Room's Decor During Cabinet Meeting

During Tuesday's cabinet meeting while the press was in attendance, MAGA Republican President Donald Trump gave a rambling stream of consciousness speech that went all over the place before landing on paint versus gold leaf, leading people to again question the POTUS' mental acuity amid a notable cognitive decline.

In a disjointed monologue about the decor in the cabinet room, Trump said he stole a grandfather clock from Secretary of State Marco Rubio's office and chose a painting of James Polk because the frame matched the frame around his favorite President—Andrew Jackson.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Eric Adams
@ericadamsfornyc/Instagram

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Roasted After Viewers Notice Awkward Detail In His 'Morning Routine' Video

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was widely mocked after he shared a video on social media of his "morning routine," with time stamps showing his activities—only for viewers to notice that a standard black-and-white wall clock visible in part of the video showed a very different time.

Adams jumped on the latest Instagram trend this week, sharing his version of a “morning routine” video with his followers. The trend, which has already begun to fade, typically features sped-up clips of people going through their early rituals—complete with edits, ambient music, and timestamp overlays.

Keep ReadingShow less