Always laying double yokers, and today a triple yoker!

[ecwetzel]

We have a young chicken who has been continuously laying double yokers. All of our hens are on an organic layer feed with calcium added. Her eggs are solid and don't seem to have any other problems.

A couple of days ago, she seemed to be going downhill health-wise and wasn't moving much. We checked to see if she was egg bound (but couldn't feel anything), and my husband massaged a bit. She seemed better yesterday, and today my husband cracked open a triple yoker.

Is this anything to be worried about, or do we count this as a magical chicken we have been graced with?

 

[sourland]

Sometimes this happens at the beginning or end of a laying cycle - a fairly normal situation. Other hens (frequently high production birds) do so chronically, and this can lead to reproductive tract issues.