Double Yolk Incubation Research Project

[MillersFarm]

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[Frazzemrat1]

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I wonder, if room inside the shell is the biggest problem with double yolkers, either duck or chicken; I wonder if that group in Japan who 'hatched' chickens without a shell would work. That method I mean.

 

[MarlyMonster]

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I wonder, if room inside the shell is the biggest problem with double yolkers, either duck or chicken; I wonder if that group in Japan who 'hatched' chickens without a shell would work. That method I mean.

I’m actually working on that angle! It’s tricky to get all the materials necessary though, the biggest problem is getting hold of an oxygen concentrator

 

[MarlyMonster]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DoubleYolk...eck_out_the_movement/?st=JPOEE403&sh=548dc6e0

Link to a video of movement happening inside one of the eggs!

 

[SwigerMountain]

awesome video

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

In my experience, the dark masses are embryos that died, but don’t give up on them yet! We had a couple that we could have sworn were DIS but they ended up hatching.

 

[MarlyMonster]

awesome video

Thank you!

 

[MarlyMonster]

In my experience, the dark masses are embryos that died, but don’t give up on them yet! We had a couple that we could have sworn were DIS but they ended up hatching.

This is 8 a few days ago and 8 now. Doesn’t seem good
I’ll give him a little more time though before I take him out

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

This is 8 a few days ago and 8 now. Doesn’t seem good
I’ll give him a little more time though before I take him out

I do agree with you, it doesn’t look good to me either. The veining shouldn’t just disappear like that. But definitely give it some time.

 

[Fishkeeper]

It's a fascinating project, but I have one concern; have you made sure to get a way to humanely put down any ducklings that manage to hatch but aren't going to be able to survive? There's a reason you don't get two babies from one egg very often.
Well- not often in birds. It's a bit more common in reptiles. I've seen video of hatching snakes where one egg actually had three babies in it! I think it helps that snake eggs have flexible shells and therefore a bit of extra room. The babies out of multiple-yolk eggs are clearly smaller than average, but otherwise seem to do okay.