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Originally Posted by Turtle  You two Gentlemen share the same (apparently common) misinformation on the condition of a chicken's egg on laying. To whit, they are already hard-shelled when laid. >> | I don't think so Turtle. Quote: |
Most bird eggs have an oval shape, with one end rounded and the other more pointy. This shape results from the egg being forced through the oviduct. Muscles contract the oviduct behind the egg, pushing it forward. The egg's wall is still shapeable, and the pointy end develops at the back side.
| Egg (biology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Is a chicken's egg soft and elongated soon after being laid,...
Perhaps "soft" is the wrong word. How about malleable? 
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