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World's Smallest Chicken Egg - about the size of a penny

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
August 22, 2011
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Submitted by Hank on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 13:00
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The Rev. Donnie Russell of West Virginia found a 2.1-centimeter-long egg last month on his farm. It weighs just 3.46 grams, just over a one-tenth of an ounce, and is about the size of a penny.

The chicken that he believes laid the egg is normal sized and the state Department of Agriculture has certified the egg's size.  The Guinness Book Of World Records currently lists the smallest recorded chicken egg as 2.7 centimeters.

World's Smallest Chicken Egg Hard To Beat

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