Found a rather large Egg.

[HillBill]

Found this thing in the fields behind our house the other day.... its unbroken and intact.

I have an idea what it is from....... What do you guys think?

Its around 7" long, and 5" across.

 

[Clouston98]

Bloody hell that's big! I've had a goose egg before (from a friend of the family who keeps geese) and it was pretty big- roughly that size- so that's my guess .

 

[StuMsg]

a horse . . . ?

 

[HillBill]

Its not a goose egg, we have geese on the allotments. This is quite a bit larger and the shell is MUCH thicker.

 

[mrcharly]

Swan egg? Looks right size and shape

 

[Clouston98]

Swan egg? Looks right size and shape

Think you might be on it there mate .

 

[HillBill]

We don't think so.......

 

[FGYT]

Rhea but you should notice them about

 

[HillBill]

Well done Duncan. Thats what we think... there is an Egg farm up the road, they have Rhea's. We think it was stolen by a fox, who was unable to get through the shell, so left it in the field.

 

[Clouston98]

I had to google that- interesting birds and the egg farm would explain it. Would've been great to see a fox tinkering around trying to get into it!

 

[santaman2000]

So, not a dragon egg then?

 

[The Cumbrian]

So, not a dragon egg then?

Don't let a blonde woman take it into a funeral pyre, just to be sure. If the RSPCA don't want people keeping monkeys as pets, they'll probably take an equally dim view on dragons.

Cheers, Michael.

 

[petrochemicals]

Golden eagle, bustard?

 

[Haggis]

Fetch it over to the neighbors who keep Rhea's. They'd know in an instant if it was of their birds.

 

[FGYT]

they are £10 -£15 each to buy need a big frying pan tho

 

[Trojan]

A small Dinosaur?

 

[Harvestman]

Might as well eat it. Having gone cold it won't hatch. Eggs are good, so long as it doesn't smell off (or there isn't a baby bird inside, which can be off-putting).

One egg omlette.

 

[ol smokey]

Chuck it in a pail or basin of water, and if it sinks it should be OK, not rotten or have an embryo inside.

 

[JonathanD]

How cool is that.

 

[mountainm]

Eggstraordinary (let the puns commence!)