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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Pep on November 13, 2011, 20:32

Title: Double yolkers
Post by: Pep on November 13, 2011, 20:32

Hi all,

My two girls have just started laying.

I've had six eggs in all; 1 soft shelled, 1 weak shelled and watery white, 1 small but 3, yes 3 double yolkers and large yolks at that.

Presumably the same hen is laying these doubles.  Do you think I can expect this to be a permanent thing or is it a starting blip?

Pauline

Title: Re: Double yolkers
Post by: joyfull on November 13, 2011, 20:37

hopefully it is just a blip and things will settle down as double yolkers aren't good for hens - they usually are larger (so could be a cause of becomming egg bound) and it uses up all her supply of eggs  :(

Title: Re: Double yolkers
Post by: Pep on November 13, 2011, 20:47

Oh :(.  Here's me thinking that I was onto a good thing.  Oh well, what will be will be as I can't do anything about it.  Thanks for the advice though Joyfull as I'll know why if she stops producing early.

Pauline

Title: Re: Double yolkers
Post by: joyfull on November 13, 2011, 21:02

all hens are hatched with all the eggs they will ever lay. They are on what looks like a  ribbon and as they travel along they then get bigger and get their shells but once they are gone then that is it I'm afraid.