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Post by oldmoleskins on Oct 28, 2007 10:04:08 GMT
Ok backyarders, I have while sitting at the keyboard eaten a late breakfast of a couple of eggs on toast. Actually, they were two 'double yolkers' on a plateful of toast. Should boost the old cholesterol.
Anyway, I've never seen anywhere in fowl-lore what the outcome of a double yolk egg would be if fertile and brooded - would it have hatched, and do the embryos fuse to hatch 'co-joined' twins or two viable chicks?
Anyone?
OM.
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Post by carolann on Oct 28, 2007 10:23:55 GMT
Well OM, I put 8 eggs down and 1 was a double yolker and it hatched. My FIL has been rearing chickens for donkies years and he has never heard of it happening either before. The chicks are a month old now and they are healthy and 2 seperate chicks.
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 28, 2007 14:53:19 GMT
What a fantastic question OM and the answer is equally interesting.
What happens however if they sort of run together - do you get a really big chick or what?
RF
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Post by Tig on Oct 28, 2007 23:25:38 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 29, 2007 6:05:03 GMT
Sorry Tig, - I know that it sounds ridiculous but it somehow sounded logical as well, - well sort of!!
RF
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Post by nightowl on Oct 29, 2007 8:24:04 GMT
Another question. Has anyone ever found a triple, 4, or even more yolker?
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Post by oldmoleskins on Oct 29, 2007 8:30:40 GMT
Cheers, C52 - I was kind of hoping that would be the answer...
OM.
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