We had the second class from new College in today and I decided to open an egg up to show them a bit of science. As you can imagine from the featured image, I got a shock when I cracked it open.
I’ve seen eggs with meat and blood spots before but I’ve never actually seen one with so much blood in it. I assume that as the egg was having its thick albumen layer added the bird must have bled from the oviduct. It’s definitely not started incubating, because there are no blood vessels. Whatever the reason, it caused a bit of a stir, rather like a satanic conjuring trick.
It’s been wet today but despite that we’ve seen off a lot of jobs, and the flowers in the garden are starting to look great.
The students helped us catch the Polish bantams, which have been at liberty since Monday, so that was good, as although two of the birds were happy enough to go back, one put up more determined resistance. As we are down to three we don’t want to lose another, particularly as there had been a cat eyeing them up yesterday.
We have some more information and photos up on the Individual Pages, the cow is repainted, the pigsaw’s tail is made (but not yet attached), I’ve been making signs for Open Farm Sunday, and we have two TV companies wanting to visit us (on the same day!). It will all come to nothing, I’m sure, but in any event, as a man with “a good face for radio” I’m not likely to be needed.
Funny, it looks like a little heart… I’ve had those as well. Not very appetizing.
No, definitely not appetising!
Whoa! That egg certainly took me back a step!!
Yes, it’s like something from a horror film.