Giant egg mysteriously appears on Snohomish farm
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SNOHOMISH, Wash. -- When the big bright blob first poked a hole in the horizon Monday morning, longtime farmer Darrell Ricci didn't know what it could be. An errant bale of hay, maybe; a fallen weather balloon, perhaps. Heck, he thought, it might even be squatters, camping in a tent. Wouldn't be the first time on the farm.
But as the sun rose on Ricci's Snohomish pastures this week, it quickly became clear that the giant yellow orb was no lost hot air balloon, no enormous child's toy.
This, Ricci knew, was something different.
"(I thought), 'Man, how did this yellow egg get out in the middle of the field? Where's the bird at?'" he said, laughing. "No tire tracks, nothing. No sign of anything. (it was) just out in the grass field."
"I figure it's going to hatch on Easter," he joked.
The four-foot-by-six-foot egg - the color of, well, yolks - appeared on Ricci's farm with nary a trace. No note, no clues, no giant bird footprints leading into the woods. After his family figured the egg was harmless, they decided to have fun with it. They snapped photos - and, well, 'cracked' jokes.
"We do have chickens, yeah," laughed Darrell's son, Brock. "I think they'd be afraid of (the egg) if they saw it."
"It's the golden egg!" quipped his dad.
If a goose did, in fact, lay this golden egg, then it's anybody's guess who's been moving it on a nightly basis. On the first night, some stood it upright against a power pole. The second night, it moved to the other side of the highway (perhaps answering the age-old question of why the chicken crossed the road).
"I found out Big Bird is a male," joked Brock, "so, Big Bird's mate must be down there somewhere."
The giant egg moved again Thursday night, but then an even stranger thing happened: a bright yellow, normal-sized twin appeared in the farm's mailbox.
The family has been chronicling the egg's story on Facebook, while trying to solve the mystery. It shouldn't be tough, they figure, considering they used to be a dairy farm.
"There's going to be a story behind it," Brock added. "We've not been able to catch 'em doing it, but I'm sure they're getting a chuckle out of it."
But as the sun rose on Ricci's Snohomish pastures this week, it quickly became clear that the giant yellow orb was no lost hot air balloon, no enormous child's toy.
This, Ricci knew, was something different.
"(I thought), 'Man, how did this yellow egg get out in the middle of the field? Where's the bird at?'" he said, laughing. "No tire tracks, nothing. No sign of anything. (it was) just out in the grass field."
"I figure it's going to hatch on Easter," he joked.
The four-foot-by-six-foot egg - the color of, well, yolks - appeared on Ricci's farm with nary a trace. No note, no clues, no giant bird footprints leading into the woods. After his family figured the egg was harmless, they decided to have fun with it. They snapped photos - and, well, 'cracked' jokes.
"We do have chickens, yeah," laughed Darrell's son, Brock. "I think they'd be afraid of (the egg) if they saw it."
"It's the golden egg!" quipped his dad.
If a goose did, in fact, lay this golden egg, then it's anybody's guess who's been moving it on a nightly basis. On the first night, some stood it upright against a power pole. The second night, it moved to the other side of the highway (perhaps answering the age-old question of why the chicken crossed the road).
"I found out Big Bird is a male," joked Brock, "so, Big Bird's mate must be down there somewhere."
The giant egg moved again Thursday night, but then an even stranger thing happened: a bright yellow, normal-sized twin appeared in the farm's mailbox.
The family has been chronicling the egg's story on Facebook, while trying to solve the mystery. It shouldn't be tough, they figure, considering they used to be a dairy farm.
"There's going to be a story behind it," Brock added. "We've not been able to catch 'em doing it, but I'm sure they're getting a chuckle out of it."
They saw the GIANT EGG again near Cathcart. It's PURPLE, or Lavender for you gelato fans!
I love the story. I needed some lighter-side news. Love the farmer's humor, too.
take it to Maltby cafe and lets have an omlette
I was told there was another egg sighting this morning on that farm in Maltby.
They shouldn't have put the cage around. Part of the fun for the people behind the egg was moving it around. You should have let them keep doing it.
wow, interesting, I wonder what it will be when it hatches? I know some one that lives near the farm. My fiance has some recitatives over in that direction, and even my fiance's relatives are puzzled at what has occurred. Who knows..may my fiance's gaming the "Chicken invaders" has aroused some alien chickens and there exacting there revenge on us playing that game.
It's called a "human interest story." It's ok for some news to be FUN!
I can't decide if this makes me want to watch more local news or disavow it entirely.
The seam is really obvious. Why is this a story?
@Jeremy Anthony Neel Because it's a fun diversion from all of the terrible and tragic news that we unfortunately have to hear about every day.
I'm waiting for Lady Gaga to come out.
If it was me, I would say "The Yolks on you!", as I sicced my dogs on them, whoever is doing it!
How fun! Look forward to hearing and reading more about egg adventure!
Just think of how much ham and cheese itâs going to take to make an omeletâ¦â¦.
@dome200q I'll start peeling the Yukon Gold potatoes; you start dicing up the ham. :DÂ
@MargeGunderson
Not a problem ~ just donât invite my Rabbi to breakfastâ¦â¦
Mork calling Orson...... the door wont open. Shazbot!
@Esther Perfect! though @komoispropaganda came up with the Mork & Mindy idea first.
I like it! Nice change.
I want to know what is inside the egg.
That must have hurt.
If they wanted it to look like anything other than painted styrofoam, they should have turned it so the seam didn't show.
Fred Flintstone's breakfast.
@komoispropaganda  Just needs a Brontosaurus steak to go with it......
@Funky-Munky @komoispropaganda You can have the steak; I'll hae one of those gigantic ribs that hangs over both sides of the plate.Â
Great story and funny prank ;-)
An Ostrich with a pituitary problem.
Awesome! Now throw a huge Easter bash!
Beth's will fry/scramble this up tonight.
A really big chicken.
Having a bit of fun never hurt anyone! This one is gonna be interesting to follow.
I think humans are behind this.Â
Pretty darn funny !Â
Maybe it's a promotional campaign for a new egg substitute?
Pretty sure it's an alien egg.
shazbot
Stay with it KOMO. Someone needs to peel this egg.
Dragon's egg maybe? Reminds me of the Queen egg from Dragon Riders of Pern series.
I love it when people with a good sense of humor yolk around with each other, and no one sues anyone. Good story KOMO :)
Was there a giant beanstalk nearby?
It's probably Mork..... nanoo-nanoo.
Sasquatch Egg finally discovered!!