Double yolk eggs?

[shmccarthy]

Lets see pictures of any double yolk eggs you got! I got my first one today.

 

[shmccarthy]

I cracked mine open today and the yolks were conjoined. I found it pretty interesting

 

[The4Chickeneers]

If your chickens are just starting to lay eggs, then a double yolker is pretty common every now and then. but, if they aren't new layers or if this continues for a while, then that means your chickens are eating

TOO MUCH. This is very unhealthy for the chicken, and can kill them, so if this continues start feeding them less. don't starve them, just put them on a diet.

 

[SSAcres]

Here's some of our jumbo sized eggs. Double and triple yolkers.

Our first egg, a month ago yesterday. Double yolk



Another double.


Triple yolker




One I got this morning. Pretty sure it's a triple. It had been awhile since we'd gotten a big one so I compared w/ a normal sized egg I also got this morning. The color seems to vary from pink to brown and all shades in between. This egg looks even bigger than the triple above. Hmmm. Our pullets are 6 1/2 months old.

 

[CrazedCowgirl]

One of my 6 girls just started laying eggs yesterday (she's the only one in my flock to lay so far) and this evening when I cracked her egg open it was a double yolker!

I know they're pretty common for new layer's but I thought it was pretty cool! I'm a new chicken mom and I'm just excited my little free loaders have finally started working for me. LOL

 

[americana-lover]

wow! thats a huge egg! Did you already crack it open? It could have more than one yolk!

 

[SSAcres]

Check out my thread on double and triple yolkers w/ pics. Our very first egg was a double yolker also. They've slowed down a bit on giving those to us.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/760170/double-and-triple-yolkers#post_10825759

 

[slyfoxy84]

Our first double yorker!

 

[The4Chickeneers]

wow! thats a huge egg! Did you already crack it open? It could have more than one yolk!

yep. It might even be a triple yolker, which is not cool. The world record for the most yolks in an egg are 9 YOLKS!!!!!

 

[shmccarthy]

That's a good idea, they're a year old but I'll cut back on their food a bit.