Strange: A rooster lays an egg.

For over a week now, the family of Mr. Nguyen Xuan Trieu, Deputy Head of the Chi Khe Commune Police, residing in Bai Oi Hamlet, Chi Khe Commune, Con Cuong District (Nghe An Province), has kept two tiny eggs. Each egg measures approximately 2cm. Mr. Trieu stated that they are rooster eggs. The opaque white eggs are stored in the family's food cupboard.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Trieu and two tiny eggs. He believes they are rooster eggs. Photo: Huu Vi

Showing off to visitors, Mr. Trieu recounted the strange phenomenon: a rooster laying an egg. It happened one afternoon a week ago. While the family was having lunch, they heard the chickens clucking excitedly outside the coop. His daughter, who is in 11th grade, went to check and exclaimed, "There's a tiny egg!"

Two tiny, opaque white eggs, significantly smaller than normal eggs. Photo: Huu Vi

The family had never encountered anything like this before. Mr. Trieu asserted that the two eggs belonged to the rooster they had raised for the past three years. This unusual occurrence attracted the attention of the entire village.

The rooster eggs are carefully stored by the homeowner in the food cupboard. Photo: Huu Vi

Stories of roosters laying eggs have been recorded in many localities. In Nghe An province, a farming household in Quynh Luu district attracted attention seven years ago. Many Thai communities in the mountainous areas believe that a rooster laying eggs is a sign of good fortune for the family. The homeowner often boils the eggs and carefully stores them to preserve that good luck.

The three-year-old rooster is believed to be the "mother" of the two tiny eggs. Photo: Huu Vi

According to scientists, roosters lay eggs because they have excess calcium. There are also cases where hens resemble roosters in appearance, with combs and colorful feathers. Science calls this "hermaphrodite" chicken. Rooster eggs are usually smaller and lack yolks.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Trieu said he would keep the egg as a souvenir.