How can they lay 2 eggs in one day?

[Ellie]

I don't know who it is, but I got 10 eggs from 9 hens today. Now, last week, I got 10 also, but two were without shell. Today there were 10 perfect eggs.

This ever happen to you?

Ellie

 

[ibpboo]

hey thats lucky! What kind of hens?!!

 

[sunnysidecluckers]

Yes, I have, on rare occasions get a hen that lays 2 eggs. It is usually one of my Reds that does. It doesn't happen often but it does happen.

 

[K&H Chicken Farm]

I have a older black australorp that gives me two every other day. I can not wait to get a roo and try to hatch out some chicks from her.

 

[Ellie]

Aha! So they do. Wow.

ibpboo , I have several different kinds... check out the lines under my signature.

Thanks,
Ellie

 

[patandchickens]

Yup, it happens, realio trulio. I had that a couple times last summer/fall, in fact one day I had 5 eggs out of 3 hens, absolutely no chance of any mistake.

Most likely either they're starting egg #2 down the production line before #1 is out, although there are other possibilities.

I will say that I haven't had any more two-eggs-per-hen days since one of them, Matilda, developed problems related to being eggbound and laying internally (she eventually died of it). So I would think it was probably her doing the multiple eggs per day. I do not know whether that would be related to her later problems, but it might be something to be just a wee bit extra alert for.

Most likely though it's just a nice surprise for you every now and then

Pat