Inspiring a new generation of hen keepers

We promised you more photos of little people reading Chicken & Egg, so here’s adorable two-year-old Remi brushing up on her hen knowledge.

She has two rehomed hens, Felicity and Bethany, who we’re sure are very spoilt. We love seeing toddlers engaging with the magazine, so if you have a similar photo please send it to [email protected]

Woman finds dozens of shop-bought eggs buried in garden

Okay now this one is odd... A 78-year-old woman in Warwickshire has discovered eggs with Lion marks buried in her garden. At first Rose Ritchie thought they must be wild animal or bird marks but then spotted the date stamp and realised they were shop-bought.

After taking to Facebook to solve the mystery some suggested it could be a prank with others even claiming witchcraft was at play! Rosie has now set up cameras to find out where the desposits are coming from, so we’ll soon know the answer to the egg condundrum...

Did you know...

All shells start out as white before they travel down a hen’s oviduct. Blue shells develop early in the laying process thanks to a pigment called oocyanin, which turns the shell blue inside and out. Brown eggs develop later on thanks to porphyrin and, interestingly, the inside of a brown shell remains white.