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Pet chicken lays 'dinosaur egg' Pet chicken lays 'dinosaur egg'
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A pet chicken belonging to children at a school in Gloucester has surprised the class by laying an egg which measures 10cm long and 7cm wide.A pet chicken belonging to children at a school in Gloucester has surprised the class by laying an egg which measures 10cm long and 7cm wide.
James, aged nine, from the Raikes Centre in Kingsholm said: "It looked really strange because it was so big - I thought it was a dinosaur egg."James, aged nine, from the Raikes Centre in Kingsholm said: "It looked really strange because it was so big - I thought it was a dinosaur egg."
The chicken, called Little Lil, laid the egg last weekend. A normal egg would measure about 4.5cm by 7.5cm.The chicken, called Little Lil, laid the egg last weekend. A normal egg would measure about 4.5cm by 7.5cm.
Little Lil is one of four pet hens at the school and is the smallest.Little Lil is one of four pet hens at the school and is the smallest.
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A chilcken named Little Lil has laid an egg three tiimes bigger than normal Little Lil laid an egg three times bigger than normal