162-gram Egg laid by 1.25 kg Hen

Chandigarh (Punjab): A Lohman breed hen weighing 1.25 kg has laid an egg whose weight is 162 gram, which is unusual claims poultry farm owner.

The ten-month old hen which has been laying eggs for the past four months surprised Surinder Kumar Joshi, the owner of the poultry farm when she laid the egg on Thursday last.Joshi, who has a two-acre farm in Punjab's Derabassi, about 25 km from here, said when his supervisor Asaum Lal first saw the egg he could not believe his eyes."It was a pleasant surprise when we saw the egg.

The same hen like other hens of her breed and most other hens normally lay eggs weighing between 50-60 gram," he said on Monday showing the unusual white-color egg. Read more..................................................Too heavy: 1.25 kg weighing hen lays 162-gram egg

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