ODDLY ENOUGH | Hen in Iowa lays ‘egg-normous’ prize

ODDLY ENOUGH

Hen in Iowa lays ‘egg-normous’ prize

BONAPARTE, Iowa

A hen in southeast Iowa has provided its owner with a prize he calls “egg-normous.”

It’s a 4.1-ounce beauty that’s about twice the size of large eggs sold by the dozen in supermarkets.

After it was laid Feb. 18 by an Australorp hen, 37-year-old Nathan Batten carried the egg around in his coat pocket for a couple of days to show his friends.

He’s since put it in his refrigerator.

The egg measures 3.5 inches long, 6.5 inches around.

Sean Skeehan raises chickens at Blue Gate Farm in Chariton. He says egg size depends on chicken breed, not chicken feed. He says Australorp eggs usually weigh about 3 ounces.

According to The Des Moines Register, Batten intends to contact Guinness World Records to see whether he’s got a worthy entry.

UK removes breast-milk ice cream from shop

LONDON

Local government officials said Monday they have confiscated ice cream made with human breast milk from a London shop amid concerns the dessert is unsafe.

A spokeswoman from Westminster City Council said it was responding to two complaints from the public over whether a shop should be selling edibles made from other people’s bodily fluids and awaiting guidance from Britain’s Food Standards Agency. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with council policy.

The official said the ice cream, marketed as “Baby Gaga” and launched last week, is being tested with the full cooperation of The Icecreamists, the parlor marketing the dessert.

Viruses, including hepatitis, can be passed on through breast milk.

The company has said that the milk was screened in line with blood-donor requirements before being pasteurized and churned together with vanilla pods and lemon zest. The dish comes in a martini glass and sells for $22.50 each.

Ga. firefighters rescue toddler from bank vault

CONYERS, Ga.

A toddler spent two hours trapped in a bank vault in suburban Atlanta.

Conyers firefighters rescued the 14-month-old from the vault Friday night after the child went missing while visiting a grandparent who worked at the Wells Fargo bank in Conyers. The child was found after being spotted on security cameras inside the vault, which has a timed locked.

Rescue workers arrived and pumped fresh air into the vault while a locksmith worked on prying loose the door. Authorities said the baby could be heard crying during the rescue.

Authorities did not release the child’s name.

Associated Press