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sasha.p
Joined: 04 Sep 2005
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Location: gwent
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 Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:20 pm Post subject: we had a suprise when we cracked our first eggs open |
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DH cooked tea last night and to our surprise when he cracked our large eggs open they both had a double yolk as our chooks have only just started laying is this normal i mean i know animals can have twins too but will they continue to lay double yolk eggs?  |
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NannyP
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: 86310 Nr St Savin
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Apparently, it is very common for early eggs from new layers to have double yolks, although I haven't had any myself 
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Attila The Hen
Joined: 19 Sep 2005
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Location: Shetland
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As NannyP says, young hens occasionally produce these whoppers early on in their careers. I believe some hens will continue to produce them, but by and large they usually settle down to laying conventional single yolkers. Only a couple of mine (a Bovans and her daughter, a Bovans x Light Sussex) have ever laid doubles, and it's not unusual for them to start the season with a double after the winter lay-off.
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