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BL, Sloane MS 2435, fol. 68r (1265–1270)
Although brown eggs are common in the UK and Europe today, in the medieval period hens eggs were white

White eggs from leghorn chickens

Eggshell on paper

BL, Sloane MS 2435, fol. 68r (1265–1270)
Although brown eggs are common in the UK and Europe today, in the medieval period hens eggs were white
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