goldies99
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- Jul 22, 2011
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i will go along with one egg may have been stuck and the other forced it out on the same day.....but to produce 2 hard shelled eggs is not very likely....
.....from the reading......
Can a hen lay two eggs per day?
Yes, a hen can lay more than one
egg per day. In one University of
Alberta trial, one group of ad libitumfed
hens peaked at 107% egg
production. However, many of the
eggs did not have shells. A hen can
normally only put shell on a single
egg per day properly, as the shell
gland only holds one egg at a time,
and it takes about 20 hours to apply
the shell. When two eggs are laid on
a single day, one usually will have
ovulated a few hours before the
other and is already becoming
calcified when the second egg arrives
in the shell gland. The point where
the two eggs contact is usually poorly
calcified, and both eggs show a flat
side. Both eggs would be unsettable
due to poor shell quality, as they
would dehydrate too much during
incubation.
.....from the reading......
Can a hen lay two eggs per day?
Yes, a hen can lay more than one
egg per day. In one University of
Alberta trial, one group of ad libitumfed
hens peaked at 107% egg
production. However, many of the
eggs did not have shells. A hen can
normally only put shell on a single
egg per day properly, as the shell
gland only holds one egg at a time,
and it takes about 20 hours to apply
the shell. When two eggs are laid on
a single day, one usually will have
ovulated a few hours before the
other and is already becoming
calcified when the second egg arrives
in the shell gland. The point where
the two eggs contact is usually poorly
calcified, and both eggs show a flat
side. Both eggs would be unsettable
due to poor shell quality, as they
would dehydrate too much during
incubation.
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