Thrilled Bugle family find 'malteser shaped' egg
'So rare'
It comes after a round egg sold at Bearnes Hampton Littlewood Auctioneers in Exeter for £420, with proceeds going to the Devon Rape Crisis charity.Mr Elkington said: "We're thrilled to have something that is known to be so rare that it's almost one in a billion."We're excited that it's something we can show off to people."The British Egg Industry Council estimates 11.9 billion eggs are produced in the UK each year.
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