Double yolks?

[BlazeJester]

Are there certain breeds of chickens that lay double yolks? Is it genetic or just a freak occurrence with some hens?

 

[PixieChixie]

I don't think it's genetic at all, just a thing hat happens while the hen s still figuring out the whole egg thing.

 

[Oregon Blues]

If it were genetic, it would be a difficult line of chickens to perpetrate. The double yolkers won't hatch, except for extremely rarely. So rarely as to be almost never.

 

[Lothiriel]

No, any breed can lay double yolk eggs. It's pretty much just an "accident" during the process of laying the egg. But like Oregon Blues said, very few double yolkers hatch.

 

[Illia]

Any breed can lay double yolks when young, however, because it is a glitch from too quick of production process, - Sex Links are the most prone to laying double yolkers, since they're made specifically for super egg production.