Double Yolk Eggs

[spowell]

How common is it to get double yolk eggs? My friend has a Rhode Island Red hen that lays a couple a week.

Is that normal?

 

[GoldenSparrow]

It usually does not happen often, but it can happen .
its not un-normal. if it happened every day, then i would be worring.

there pretty cool eggs.

 

[CCourson05]

First off, Golden Sparrow... I love your avi... Just saying.

Second, the eggs... I have one hen who has the most tendency in my flock.. Out of the 5 double yolked eggs I have received, all 5 were laid by my Black Australorp. So... I dunno. I have had her a little under a year, I think... So not that often really..

 

[GoldenSparrow]

CCourson Wrote

First off, Golden Sparrow... I love your avi... Just saying.

Second, the eggs... I have one hen who has the most tendency in my flock.. Out of the 5 double yolked eggs I have received, all 5 were laid by my Black Australorp. So... I dunno. I have had her a little under a year, I think... So not that often really..

Aww thanks, I like your Avi too.

and my gosh 5 double yokers!!!! what a hen!​

 

[Warrprincess688]

When pullets start to lay they tend to have the most double yolks for the first year. Its more common in young birds

 

[cmom]

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I agree...

 

[Oregon Blues]

Since you put your question in the incubating and hatching section, they aren't a good choice for incubating. There's not enough room inside the shell for 2 chicks to develop.