Pullet egg fused/melded

[CyndieRauls]

So my Jersey Giant girls are 5 1/2 months old and working out the egg-laying kinks... but WOW. Should I be concerned? How is this egg explained oh, experienced chicken gurus? It’s two eggs in one ( I have yet to break it open. )

Thank you, chicken sages.

 

[sourland]

Pretty neat - never seen one like that. Strange things can happen at the beginning of a laying cycle.

 

[microchick]

I'd be curious as to whether or not it is a double or single yolker. I'm not an expert by any means but it almost looks as though she had two ovum released at the same time or one behind the other. The first, larger egg was getting ready to leave the shell gland and the second ovum arrived bumping into it resulting in the 'fusion'?

She's a new layer so in the immortal words of my late father...looks like she had a little hitch in her get a long.

 

[BGcoop]

i have no idea, but that is a pretty cool looking egg!! i also want to know if it is a double yolker!

 

[CyndieRauls]

Alright... for the sake of science let’s take a look... first to reference how big it is:

It split right along the line

So the membranes were conjoined... the larger side was complete... the smaller side’s membrane contained only a yolk.

Just WOW. Poor girl... this was a biggie.

 

[BGcoop]

Wow! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Danielpn]

That was interesting. Now another question for the wise ones: What are those very dark spots on the yolk that look like a spec of dirt, but it can’t be?

 

[BGcoop]

Those are known as “blood spots” it’s essentially just a bit of tissue that comes off as the egg is being made, it is harmless but can be unappetizing- some people chose to scoop that spot out. It is seen more often in backyard flocks simply because store bought eggs are candled and eggs with these spots are removed. Some people say you get more of these spots if the chicken was startled or stressed when forming the egg.

 

[chrissynemetz]

in the immortal words of my late father...looks like she had a little hitch in her get a long

My dad used to say that too

 

[chrissynemetz]

I've seen many weird and interesting eggs before, but I've never seen anything quite like this..