Chickens spontaneously exploding on UK farm
Hens are dropping dead on a free-range farm in the UK because hot-air balloons and low-flying aircraft are causing their eggs to explode inside them, it has been claimed.
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November 7, 2008 10:09 PM Exploding Chickens
Hens are dropping dead on a free-range farm because hot-air balloons and low-flying aircraft are causing their eggs to explode inside them, it has been claimed.
Abbi Vincent-Lloyd said she lost 30 hens on days when balloons were flying low over her Herefordshire farm.
She claimed the stress of seeing the enormous balloons overhead caused them to run for cover.
It is as they desperately try to find shelter that they bump into each other or their surroundings, exploding the eggs inside them, she said.
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