twin chicks!

[Lynnk]

I was monitoring a couple of overdue eggs and one had definately died. I actually thought it was a duck egg as it was the same size as my Muscovy eggs. I opened it to see what stage it reached and lo and behold...twins! they were almost fully developed. One slightly larger than the other, but 2 fully formed chicks. Has anyone ever had this before? Do they ever actually make it to hatch?

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Yes it has happened, and yes it is possible for them to make it to chicks. Ducks and chickens have hatched twins. There are YouTube videos of some of them.

 

[jojo@rolling acres farm]

I've never had twin chickens but, I have had twin parakeets once. They both hatched and survived.

 

[texasgal]

I had twin chicks back in september .. both hatched, one died less than a week later .. the other developed wry neck at about 5 weeks and was destroyed..

 

[bock]

I once had a double yolk in the bator, but they didn't hatch.

 

[Sweetfolly]

Generally, one of the twins will be much smaller and weaker than the other, and will have a much bleaker chance of survival if they do hatch.

I know TennesseeTruly hatched a pair of adorable twin Call Ducks awhile back, and the smaller one didn't make it.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I stuck a double yoker egg under a broody hen!!! I sure hope it hatches!!!!

 

[Grillo]

I candled a set of 7th day eggs and saw one with two very clear embrios in it. It's going to be twins. Just not sure what, if anything, I should do. I guess I'll just let nature take its course and see if they can hatch.

 

[nikkichikki]

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I know this is really old, but how did they turn out?