Single, double, and triple-yolk mania!

[AOASCA]

Hello everyone,

One of our younger hens (6mo) has been laying for about a month, and is routinely laying double-yolk eggs. As of now, about 75% of her eggs have been doubles, and 25% have been singles. There was one instance where she laid a triple-yolker.

We have had chickens for over four years and this is the only time this has ever happened. We can only remember one other instance of a different bird laying a double yolk egg.
Her behavior and overall health seems normal, I’m just concerned that laying such large eggs may take a toll on her body. Does anyone have any experiences with this, or a possible explanation?

I have attached photos of a single yolk egg of hers, a double yolk egg of hers, and a single yolk egg of her sister’s (same age, different breed). Sadly we cracked the triple-yolk yesterday as part of dinner. If anyone is curious, our multi-layer is an olive egger, and the reference egg is from a production blue hen.

Thanks!
AOASCA

 

[LikeTurkeys]

Some birds do that when they are just beginning to lay; it will probably even out. I have a young Gold sex-link right now who has consistently been laying double-yolkers, but they are becoming rarer. Triple-yolk is pretty cool though!