Why do you find eggs in butchered hens?

Here's why:

* Egg Formation: Hens lay eggs as part of their natural reproductive cycle. This process doesn't stop immediately when they're slaughtered.

* Timeframe: An egg can take about 25-26 hours to form inside a hen. If a hen is slaughtered before the egg has fully developed, the egg will be found inside her body.

* Inspection: Meat processing plants have strict regulations about what is allowed in the final product. Inspectors look for eggs during the processing of poultry and will remove them if they are present.

It's important to note that finding an egg in a butchered hen is not harmful to humans and is a completely natural occurrence.