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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: thestephens on September 23, 2012, 01:11:05 pm

Title: Double Yolker
Post by: thestephens on September 23, 2012, 01:11:05 pm

Please dont laugh :roflanim: but we got our first double yolker today that got me thinking, if fertilised would these have been twins, do you get twins in the poultry world? :innocent:

Title: Re: Double Yolker
Post by: deepinthewoods on September 23, 2012, 01:44:34 pm

there was a thread on this a while ago, i believe someone here managed to hatch 2 chicks from one egg but only one lived.

Title: Re: Double Yolker
Post by: Sylvia on September 23, 2012, 02:43:01 pm

I have tried but the chicks/ducklings always died during developement. I don't think it is meant to be.

Title: Re: Double Yolker
Post by: Big Light on September 23, 2012, 02:46:21 pm

Hi, i had a double yoker hatch this year
see thread

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=24179.msg234653#msg234653 (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=24179.msg234653#msg234653)

neither made it unfortunately but was memorable. Worth trying though

Title: Re: Double Yolker
Post by: sokel on September 24, 2012, 02:46:34 pm

Twice I have had double yolkers hatch , first time both died the next day the second time 1 survived.
snake eggs on the other hand I have had loads of twins hatch from one egg and they always survived