Extremely large egg

[ls112020]

The egg on the left is a duck egg. My ducks can not get into where hens lay eggs. Only egg I have gotten this size. Is real light but not white. Any ideas. Can drake get ahold of hen possibly?

 

[DobieLover]

The egg on the left is a duck egg. My ducks can not get into where hens lay eggs. Only egg I have gotten this size. Is real light but not white. Any ideas. Can drake get ahold of hen possibly?View attachment 2366155View attachment 2366156

How old are the chickens that are laying?
Sometimes pullets laying double (or more) yolkers and the eggs are very large when they do this.
FYA, if a drake mates a chicken hen, he can injure or kill her and if he didn't, it would not cause her egg to become duck size.

 

[ls112020]

7 months.. I found out after I posted, was manually turning eggs and one slipped out of my hand, and of course the large egg was the egg that got cracked. Was a double yolk egg. For future reference will double yolk eggs hatch or should it just go in the refrigerator next time. Thanks for advice.

 

[TARDIS37379]

Just eat the double yolks, young hens lay more of them as their body adjusts to laying.

 

[DobieLover]

7 months.. I found out after I posted, was manually turning eggs and one slipped out of my hand, and of course the large egg was the egg that got cracked. Was a double yolk egg. For future reference will double yolk eggs hatch or should it just go in the refrigerator next time. Thanks for advice.

It is not advisable to hatch double yolk eggs. The survival rate for the embryos is low.

 

[ls112020]

It is not advisable to hatch double yolk eggs. The survival rate for the embryos is low.

Thanks for the information.

 

[MarkJr]

My largest was 102g so far!!!! New layers do weird things