Is this even possible?!?!

[MysteryChicken]

Same! With my bantams at least. Everyone of them was broody last year, it only took one vacation where the person forgot to collect eggs.

I've got an EE, Orpington mix, & Project Wheaten Crele Orpington hen broody, I believe it's the first time for all 3.(I meant 3 broodies, in my post)

Hens that hoard eggs annoys me abit. But I can't imagine a whole coop being broody.

 

[aart]

It's very real, it's called Double Oviposition and about 13% of highly productive hens show this, but it could be lower on backyard hens

But still.....they may have 2 working ovaries, but still only 1 downstream processing system.

 

[nicalandia]

But still.....they may have 2 working ovaries, but still only 1 downstream processing system.

Hence the average of 4 hours between each egg per day.

 

[aart]

Hence the average of 4 hours between each egg per day.

But supposedly it takes 20 hours just to shell.
I think it's explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

 

[nicalandia]

But supposedly it takes 20 hours just to shell.
I think it's explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

On single Oviposition? Yes. But on Double Oviposition one egg is deposited on the same day within 4 hours of each other.

 

[Beaker99]

But supposedly it takes 20 hours just to shell.
I think it's explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

That video was so cool!

 

[aart]

On single Oviposition? Yes. But on Double Oviposition one egg is deposited on the same day within 4 hours of each other.

So with double oviposition they have speedier but still complete shelling?

 

[nicalandia]

So with double oviposition they have speedier but still complete shelling?

Yes, the egg shape index and weight remains the same, let me find one of the research about it.


Edit.

Here it is

https://www.researchgate.net/public...ble_ovipositions_in_two_flocks_of_laying_hens

 

[3KillerBs]

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

She didn't lay yesterday at all becides the eggs I collected in the morning that were layed at night. This morning 1 eggs from her in coop