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Is it possible for a hen to lay 2 eggs in a day?

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by AhBee01, Sep 12, 2008.

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  1. Sep 12, 2008 #1
    AhBee01

    AhBee01 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    My babies are starting to lay. Yeah! They were born April 15ish. We thought the only EE that was in our bunch started laying the other day, DH caught her on the nest twice, we have been getting a little light brownish egg, every other day. So we thought oh well no green eggs. I checked the nests last night and only got the normal brown egg from one of the older birds.
    Well today I checked the nests we got one of the little brown eggs, one brown from the older hens, and 2 GREEN EGGS!!!! OMG, we only have one EE, I know there were no eggs in there last night, how is this possible!!!!
    The eggs were in 2 different nests. I will be watching closely from now on!

    My neighbors would get 3 and 4 eggs a day when she only had 2 hens and they were EEs, and they collected every day, so maybe it is possible??
    Has anyone ever had this happen?
    Brenda
     
  3. Sep 12, 2008 #2
    MagsC

    MagsC Queen Of Clueless

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    I THINK the official word on this is "no" but I have seen too much to discount it![​IMG]
     
  5. Sep 12, 2008 #3
    the1much

    the1much Currently Birdless Hippy

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    they may say NO,, but it may be they lay 1 late at night, and 1 early in the morning,, but i KNOW my RIR has!!
     
  7. Sep 12, 2008 #4
    Tuffoldhen

    Tuffoldhen Flock Mistress

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    Yes, it can happen, I've gotten two eggs in one day from the same hen before....
     
  9. Sep 12, 2008 #5
    patandchickens

    patandchickens Flock Mistress

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    Absolutely it can happen. Without question. A number of people have had this, including me. (No, there is absolutely zero possibility that my hens were somehow hiding eggs in the tractor so I couldn't find them, plus which they'd been laying regularly one per hen per day before that.)

    I actually had 5 eggs in one day from 3 hens last year -- and I suspect, for various reasons, that it was two hens laying normally and the third laying *three* in one day. Four eggs from the 3 happened occasionally til Matilda got eggbound and started laying internally and then died... it has not happened since and thus I suspect it may have been her doin' it, possibly as an early step in her Female Troubles [​IMG]

    That is not to say that it necessarily means that in other chickens, mind you [​IMG]

    But, anyone who sez it is impossible, tell them Phtththttt [​IMG]


    Pat
     
  11. Sep 12, 2008 #6
    chick4chicks

    chick4chicks Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Yes a hen can lay more than 1 egg in a day. It happened to one of my Red Sex Links. She laid an egg so i picked it out of the nest about 1 min. later she laid another egg. She was the only one in the nest. I seen her do it.
     
  13. Sep 12, 2008 #7
    AhBee01

    AhBee01 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Wow that is so cool!
    I guess woman can drop 2 eggs or more so why couldn't a chicken!
    Fraternal twins run on the woman's side of the family, so why couldn't it happen with other animals.
    I just never thought about it that much until it happened!
    My DH told me last night he checked before locking them in last night, he brought a lantern out there and he didn't see any eggs.
    My older girls have been on a break, and I think the Millie's are starting to molt, they look horrible!
    So I hope we start to see more eggs from the youngens! I have 4 BOs and 4 BRs and 1EE (Pullets), we hope!
    I haven't heard any of them crowing yet, we have 2 roos already. They get along good, as long as my banty roo stays off the big girls!!!
    He has been jumpy lately, and trying to jump at me, so I let him have a few good swats yesterday, letting him know I'm still boss.
    Must be his girls are not letting him have his way!
    Oh well, I will let you know if it happens again!
    Brenda
    Thanks again!
     
  15. Sep 12, 2008 #8
    mgibbzzz

    mgibbzzz Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I gotta agree, I have 29 hens and will get 31-32 eggs sometimes. We go out several times a day to collect eggs, since we have so many girls and keep track of how many we get. DS is VERY thourogh about looking for them. I have seen a couple of our girls lay once in the morning and then at night when they are geting ready to roost.

    Michelle

    DMK Ranch
     
  17. Sep 13, 2008 #9
    La Banan

    La Banan Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Yes and isn't it grand!
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  19. Sep 13, 2008 #10
    chickiebaby

    chickiebaby Chillin' With My Peeps

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    The best problem we could ever have!
     

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