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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Maccbean on July 12, 2011, 14:02

Title: First double yolker....
Post by: Maccbean on July 12, 2011, 14:02

...from our new girls, and I think there might be another waiting to be scoffed. :D

Title: Re: First double yolker....
Post by: ANHBUC on July 13, 2011, 09:52

Yum, they are lovely with gammon and chips.   :D

Title: Re: First double yolker....
Post by: Dominic on July 13, 2011, 12:18

I get LOADS of them!

Title: Re: First double yolker....
Post by: whiskywill on July 13, 2011, 12:50

I've had two triple yolked eggs in the past month.

Title: Re: First double yolker....
Post by: ANHBUC on July 13, 2011, 12:55

Quote from: whiskywill on July 13, 2011, 12:50

I've had two triple yolked eggs in the past month.

Would be interested to know how much they weighed as the double yolkers we get average 116 grams.

Title: Re: First double yolker....
Post by: joyfull on July 13, 2011, 13:00

please remember double yolkers are not good for the hen, they are over sized which can get stuck or break plus all hens have roughly the same amount of eggs and by in effect laying 2 at the same time they are using up their supplies quickly.
Sadly there is nothing you can do to stop them laying double yolkers  :(

Title: Re: First double yolker....
Post by: ANHBUC on July 13, 2011, 13:32

Quote from: joyfull on July 13, 2011, 13:00

please remember double yolkers are not good for the hen, they are over sized which can get stuck or break plus all hens have roughly the same amount of eggs and by in effect laying 2 at the same time they are using up their supplies quickly.
Sadly there is nothing you can do to stop them laying double yolkers  :(

It is just one of ours that lays the double yolkers and when things don't go right she lays soft shelled eggs.  As you say nothing we can do it is just in her makeup.  We do however keep a close eye on her incase she has any complications. 

Title: Re: First double yolker....
Post by: Raven81 on July 13, 2011, 18:26

I had a couple (and a soft shelled) on the first few days one of mine started laying, but all normal since!!  :D