Huge yolk instead of double yolk.

[juliechick]

When I found a larger than usual egg layed by my EE hen, I figured it was a double yolker. However, when we cracked it open this morning, we found just one huge yolk. I took a picture with a sausage link to help you get the scale. The yolk was at least 2 inches across. Maybe this is common, but I've never seen anything like it before. Thought folks might enjoy seeing it.

 

[Blue Skys]

I've never seen a yolk that big before! That's cool!

 

[sparkles2307]

looks like a turkey yolk!

 

[sandy sea]

Was it layed by one of those monster chickens? cool

 

[juliechick]

I guess if I could have incubated it, the chick would have been very well fed!

 

[Jamsoundsgood]

Wowzers!

 

[Lesa]

Funny- I just had the same thing happen! The egg was gigantic, I thought for sure it would be a double yolker. The yolk was easily twice the size of a large egg! I too was imagining the chick that might have hatched out of that egg!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Wow, Godzilla chicken! That's huge!

 

[juliechick]

She's back on the nest again today. I'm kind of surprised. Thought she might skip a day after that.