Eggs-clusive: Cost saving on food is up the pecking order at Fulham's training base

Fulham have bought 12 hens to live at their training ground to help cut costs.



This isn't a yoke or a poultry effort but a real coop as the club attempts to save £5,000 a year on catering.



Martin Jol’s squad, including deep-laying centre forward Pavel Pogrebnyak, go through 90 eggs a week at their Motspur Park base in Surrey.



Chicken Cottage: Fulham have employed 12 hens at their training ground

Laying something? Martin Jol

Fry-day is known to be particularly popular as the team toast their cluck for Saturday's big match.



Someone suspected fowl play but at least we now know what is eggs-scelerating top-scorer Clint Dempsey's accuracy in front of goal this season.



Defender Chris Bird is also said to be a particular fan of the new scheme.



The club's hierarchy has shelled out on organic, free range hens because they're convinced it's an eggs-cellent idea.



Fulham certainly are not afraid of making turkeys of themselves in the scramble to save a bit of cash.



The top flight club, who have done well on their own patch with only four Premier League defeats at Chicken Cottage this season, also have plans for fruit trees and a vegetable garden.



The question is: which idea came first?



