Rare ‘one-in-a-billion’ spherical egg to be auctioned off

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An extremely rare, completely round egg has been found by a shell-shocked farm worker.

Farm worker Ali Greene has seen tens of thousands of eggs during her time at Fenton Farm, near Tiverton in Devon.

But she was left stunned by finding one that was completely spherical – something that has a one-in-a-billion chance of occurring.

‘I’ve probably processed about 30,000 eggs since I’ve been here’, said Ali.

The spherical shaped egg. Release date - January 17, 2025. A rare 'perfectly spherical' egg was found on a farm - and could fetch up to ?200 at an auction sale. Egg processer Ali Greene was working at a shift when she saw one egg "moving differently" on the conveyor belt. The woman who works for Fenton Farm Eggs in Devon found that the chances to find a round egg are "one in a billion". After doing some research she found out that in the past a round egg was sold for ?200. And she is now hoping to sell the egg found in the farm at an auction sale in Exeter on March 18 raise funds for a charity. — The ultra-rare egg was discovered at a farm in Devon (Picture: SWNS)

‘I put the eggs on a conveyor belt and they then get dropped into trays.

‘And this one just wouldn’t go through into the trays because it was the wrong shape.

‘I took it out and showed it to Andrew, the boss. I did some research and found spherical eggs are one-in-a-billion.’

But rather than keep it for herself, kind-hearted Ali is now set to auction off the rare egg and donate the proceeds to charity.

Staff at the farm with the spherical shaped egg (L-R) Louise Farley, Annabelle Christian, Ali Greene and Andrew Gabriel. Release date - January 17, 2025. A rare 'perfectly spherical' egg was found on a farm - and could fetch up to ?200 at an auction sale. Egg processer Ali Greene was working at a shift when she saw one egg "moving differently" on the conveyor belt. The woman who works for Fenton Farm Eggs in Devon found that the chances to find a round egg are "one in a billion". After doing some research she found out that in the past a round egg was sold for ?200. And she is now hoping to sell the egg found in the farm at an auction sale in Exeter on March 18 raise funds for a charity. — Farm worker Ali Greene made the one-in-billion discovery (Picture: Ali Greene / SWNS)

She contacted auctioneers Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood who told her they would put it up under the hammer.

Ali added the egg was now covered in lard and salt to help preserve it.

‘Whoever buys it will probably want to blow it and keep the shell intact.They can mount it and be one of the few people on the planet to own one.’

‘It’s a beautiful egg,’ she said. ‘I just wish we knew which chicken had laid it, because she won’t ever lay another one.

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The spherical shaped egg (R) next to a traditional shaped egg (L). Release date - January 17, 2025. A rare 'perfectly spherical' egg was found on a farm - and could fetch up to ?200 at an auction sale. Egg processer Ali Greene was working at a shift when she saw one egg "moving differently" on the conveyor belt. The woman who works for Fenton Farm Eggs in Devon found that the chances to find a round egg are "one in a billion". After doing some research she found out that in the past a round egg was sold for ?200. And she is now hoping to sell the egg found in the farm at an auction sale in Exeter on March 18 raise funds for a charity. — The egg will be auctioned off for charity (Picture: Ali Greene / SWNS)

‘Chickens don’t lay round eggs, it’s just one of those weird things. We do see odd shaped eggs – some are long – some are tiny – but I’ve never seen a round one.

‘I worked out I’d probably have to work there for another 98 years to find another one.’

Ali is taking the egg to the auctioneer on Friday, where it is due to be auctioned off on March 8.

‘I’m terrified,’ she added. ‘I break eggs every day but I don’t want to break this one.’

Last August, Ed Pownell, from Lambourn, Berkshire, shelled out £150 for a spherical egg discovered by a woman in a box from a supermarket in Ayr, Scotland.

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