Black copper Maran hen A French black copper Maran stands in her cage during the poultry show Tuesday at the Twin Falls County Fair in Filer. PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS ...

However, nine-year-old Archer Scheepers from Kilcock, Co Kildare, has beaten him. His Copper Black Maran hen Rosaleen has laid a whopping egg that weighs 136g. READ MORE: 'We may need to build an ...

The vast majority are hens, except for the lone rooster, a large black copper marans named Azriel. “He’s covering all of my girls,” Tregoning explained.

The vast majority are hens, except for the lone rooster, a large black copper marans named Azriel. “He’s covering all of my girls,” Tregoning explained.

Archer Scheepers (9) from Kilcock, Kildare, with what may be Ireland's biggest egg at 136g. His hen Rosaleen, a Black Maran hen, laid it.