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'One-in-a-billion' round egg discovered in Devon

BBC Alison Greene pictured in the processing unit with a conveyer belt running next to her. She is wearing a green jumper with a black woolly gilet and a blue woolly hat. She has red hair and is holding the brown egg in front of her.BBC
Alison Greene has handled more than 42 million eggs, but this was the first round one she has ever seen

A Devon woman has discovered what she claims to be a "one-in-a-billion" egg due to its unusual round shape.

Alison Greene, an egg handler on Fenton Farm, near the Somerset border, identified the rarity before Christmas and now plans to send it to auction.

A similar discovery sold at auction for £200 in Berkshire with the funds going a mental health charity.

Ms Greene said she hopes to achieve a similar sum at an Exeter auction in March with proceeds going to the "incredible" Devon Rape Crisis charity.

'Elon Musk hasn't got a round egg has he?'

The 57-year-old said she has worked at the Devon farm for three years, handling more than 42 million eggs, and had never found a round one before.

Discussing the moment she found the egg, she said: "It was really surprising because they roll in a specific way and this one just didn't - it just stood out.

"It's now something that nobody else has. Elon Musk hasn't got a round egg has he?"

The brown medium sized egg is pictured in Ms Greene's hands.
Ms Greene said she had handled an estimated 42 million eggs in three years and had never seen anything like it

She added: "Hopefully, it will sell for a lot of money."

Brian Goodison, an auctioneer at Bearnes Hampton Littlewood Auctioneers, said: "Spherical chicken eggs are quite unusual and there have been people that have paid north of £100 and sometimes £200 for them."

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