Double Yolks?

[chickenlover456]

I've heard a lot about double-yolks, especially from Rhode Island Reds. My questions is: If incubated, would TWO chicks develop? Would it be like twins? Just curiousity driving this question.

 

[brooster]

it has been done before, but if you do it, remember that they could both die. but yes, you can have twins

 

[98 gt]

Siamese?? That would be interesting...

 

[Mahonri]

I've never seen a siamese. I've never ever seen one dead that developed that way.

 

[campbellhatchery]

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The chance of survivability is VERY very low. You are better off eating double yolks. If you do hatch a chick from a double yolk, that bird will also lay double yolks and isn't really useful as a breeding bird.

 

[mainchick]

my mother had a buff orpington that layed double yolks EVERY time she had an egg. For real. i haven't seen a double hatch from mine yet!!

 

[duck&chickencrazy]

i am getting so many double yolkers from my hens and i put 2 in the bator on accident thinking they were just a little big but normal one yolkers but now i realize they are doubles.

 

[Indiana hens]

There is a post here somewhere with pictures let me look!

I didn't find it. It was a play by play as they hatched . It was riveting!

 

[Nathan]

I got some jumbo sized eggs with two dozen fertile Rhode Island Red eggs.

I'd be happier if these were for eating. But as it is, double yolkers have lower hatchability *and* they don't fit very well in my Brower incubator racks even if they are not double yolkers. A seller of hatching eggs should probably cull those.

I'll let you know what I find when I candle in a week.

If I'm not mistaken, some hens lay double yolkers in the beginning but grow out of it.