It’s huge! Chicken lays 'Britain’s largest egg'

It measures nearly eight inches in circumference, is 3.75 inches tall and weighs 200g. Photo: Courtesy

A family is hailing one of its hen's cracking achievements after it laid what is believed to be Britain’s largest egg.

BB, a three-year-old black maran, produced the monster egg, which is four times larger than a standard egg, last week.