Double Duck

slowef · « **on:** August 15, 2007, 18:46 »

Oh wow I just used my ducks second egg laid and its a double yoker WOW, I never knew ducks did that, though suppose its obvious they would if chickens do it.

If you hatched a double yolk egg would you get twins? Stupid question but it got me thinking.
x :oops:

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2007, 18:53 »

I don't think you'd get anything. Not enough room for two to develop. An egg is a fixed-size uterus! You might get one if one died early enough

slowef · « **Reply #2 on:** August 15, 2007, 18:58 »

h yes that makes sense.

Still most impressed by the double yolk though I rarely see it in chickens eggs so it was a real bonus for me

flatcap · « **Reply #3 on:** August 15, 2007, 21:16 »

hi slowef,

one of our ducks hadnt laid for a couple of days ,got a double yolker when she did lay .enjoy mine was lush

slowef · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:03 »

Yes I think thats what does it, i can recognise who's laid what as I only have 2 layers (duckwise) She had missed a day then laid a whopper and there you are. I hope she has more of those off days

muntjac · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:32 »

sorry to dissapoint you slowf but double yokers are a sign of something going wrong ,dropping 2 yolks into an egg casing is a deficiency of sorts .so increase the greens your feeding with lettuce or dandeliosn etc

slowef · « **Reply #6 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:38 »

They have an acre of grass to graze and lettuce every day (it costs me a fortune as my homegrown doesn't meet demand) I feed them Grain and poultry pellets and mealworms as a treat (not too often)

I don't know what else to offer them, we have a definite shortage of dandelions though

muntjac · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:41 »

i dont have anything more to offer then .. there is a chance she will sort it out herself . but collect dandelions anyways from some place on a walk out maybe .a carrier bag comes in useful

slowef · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:48 »

I have looked on lots of sites and it seems that birds that have just started laying (which mine are )seem to do this a lot but it settles down after a while, so maybe thats it.

Is it ok to give them cuttings from the lawn, fresh of course as soon as its cut? I have a new lawn I laid which I am cutting a lot as it seems to be growing out of control, its very good grass with hardly a weed in it.

muntjac · « **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:50 »

so long as no oil is getting on it , i wait for the council cutters to do it on my front n feed the dried stuff to my rabbits n fresh to the birds. also makes good compost in moderation

purplebat · « **Reply #10 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:55 »

Quote from: "muntjac"

so long as no oil is getting on it

or dogs?

muntjac · « **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:56 »

yups ...... or horses cos them * carry bigger worms

purplebat · « **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2007, 22:58 »

Quote from: "muntjac"

yups ...... or horses cos them * carry bigger worms

yep, "hossing" great things

sorry, couldn't resist it :oops:

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #13 on:** August 15, 2007, 23:27 »

We seem to be talking a lot about egg peritonitis today but double yolk eggs can often be the cause of it in young birds. Hopefully the ducks will settle down to lay single yolk ones.

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Double Duck

WG.