China Scene: West

Strange eggs produce diverse family

Tong Xiaoyou, a farmer in Chongqing municipality, has a hen who has become a mother to some peacock chicks.

"Last May a villager came to my house and gave me three eggs that were bigger than ordinary eggs. We did not know what kind of eggs they were, and I put them in my henhouse to hatch. To our surprise, peacocks hatched 30 days later," Tong said.