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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Big Light on May 20, 2012, 08:44:35 pm

Title: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: Big Light on May 20, 2012, 08:44:35 pm: Apologies for the graphic picture but here's an Araucana double yoker that has just hatched the smaller one on the left hasn't absorbed its yolk but pipped it self out it may or not live the other bigger one is unfortunately dead.

I have never had a double yoker hatch and thought although possible was probably nearly impossible, that said i have thrown the odd double yoker in over the years with no success, i explained this to the BH but said i would throw it in and we would see. It was viable. Not entirely happy with the outcome but interesting all the same - any one else had a double yoker hatch and survive?
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: deepinthewoods on May 20, 2012, 08:47:11 pm: cant comment but wow!!

could the 'double yolker' gene be passed on??
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: Big Light on May 20, 2012, 08:51:21 pm: Not sure i think its just the formation of the shell around 2 yolks internally rather than anything genetic
The chicks seemed separate although the chick that hatched had the yolk sack outside the body
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: little blue on May 20, 2012, 09:26:27 pm: wow!
best of luck for the little one. :)
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: sabrina on May 21, 2012, 12:01:01 am: Never come across this but hope the little one makes it.
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: Big Light on May 21, 2012, 06:45:57 am: Thanks i have just left it in the incubator just now to see if hopefully it absorbs it up - we will see
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: northfifeduckling on May 21, 2012, 06:00:40 pm: we exchanged theories on here some time ago what would happen if...glad you can confirm that I was right when I said "twins" and laughed at at the time ;D ;D ;D :&> Great stuff and wow!
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: Big Light on May 22, 2012, 05:59:54 am: Hi folks unfortunately the second one didn't make it - shame but i guess its natures way of saying what works and what doesn't. Thanks for the interest
BL
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: benkt on May 22, 2012, 06:25:02 am: Really fascinating, thanks so much for sharing this. Did they hatch on time or early?
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: Victorian Farmer on May 22, 2012, 09:25:20 am: iv also bred double yokas with no luck ................a big thanks to see this
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: in the hills on May 22, 2012, 10:13:20 am: Interesting. My daughter is fascinated with the idea of hatching a double yolker and the idea of twins. Never put one in because read that they never survived. Is it that they cant reach correct size? Share something vital? ???
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: kegs on May 22, 2012, 11:27:09 am: I know someone on another forum hatched quail 'twins' so I assume it must be possible with poultry.
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: Mel Rice on May 22, 2012, 12:29:27 pm: Wow Quail twins!!!! They are so tiny anyway. Ive just hatched another lot and especially after the ducklings they are so weee.
Title: Re: A first in 20 years - a double yoker hatched!
Post by: Big Light on May 22, 2012, 07:47:40 pm: Bentk - they hatched on time, was really perplexed when i first candled it!
In the hills - the dead one was the correct size but appeared to be trapped at the back of the other one which was considerably smaller than usual - they seemed separate
cheers BL