Either that or big hens have flown the coop
Tue May 19 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – It seems now that the “large” breakfast egg is more akin to a medium-size one. Has it fallen fowl of the current shrinkflation trend or is it simply that the large hens have flown the coop? – Yours, etc, HUGH McEVOY,Portmarnock,Co Dublin.
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