article_snippet: A hen called Ping Pong laid a one-in-a-billion perfectly round egg - which has now sold on eBay for £480.
article_snippet: Ms Broughton and Ping Pong decided to auction Egg off on eBay and were amazed when eBay sold for £480.
article_snippet: Ms Broughton, 44, said Broughton thinks the winning bidder will probably preserve Egg, rather than eat the winning bidder.
article_snippet: Egg attracted 64 bids during the online auction.
article_snippet: Broughton Broughton said Broughton had been tempted to cook and eat Egg before being told Egg was 'one-in-a-billion'.
article_snippet: Broughton said: 'I was literally about to crack Egg open to make a pancake when a mate saw the photo I put on Facebook and messaged me to say 'Don't do it!' 'Apparently somebody had sold one before for more than £90
article_snippet: I thought 'Who'd pay that for an egg?'
highlights_snippet: Egg attracted 64 bids from across the world during auction .
  
highlights_snippet: Egg has now sold for £480 with proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust .