Twin ducklings one Yoke( pictures)

[NYRIR]

So sorry for your loss...and two at that

 

[Faithfarm]

I try to google about twin ducklings in one egg and I found one set of twins that hatch in England and lived but from double yoke. We did get 5 live duckling from our hatch so we are still getting lots of ducky love.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Nova & Scotia Pekin Twins]

So sorry they didnt make it... It would have been such an incredibly rare occurence if they had. Yes Darlene - You are correct- I had a huge double yolker last year that got to the point of pipping.

Hatching from a double yolker is rare enough...but it certainly looks that these were identicle twins sharing the same yolk - I havent heard of that ever resulting in a live hatch. I did read a story where someone had a certain number of eggs in a nest and the mother was later walking around with her ducklings which numbered one more than the number of eggs...

Thanks for posting Faithfarm - Its very interesting to see.

 

[Nova & Scotia Pekin Twins]

I have hatched twins last week. Both alive and attached to each other by the cord. The egg was the same size as my other duck eggs. After a few days I cut there cord when it dried.
I keep wondering if they were a double yolk or not.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats!! how are they doing @Nova & Scotia Pekin Twins

 

[Nova & Scotia Pekin Twins]

Congrats!! how are they doing @Nova & Scotia Pekin Twins

Nova and Scotia are doing amazing. Still half the size as the others.
Any recommendations on if I should be giving them extra nutrition like vitamins etc. I got them some nutrtional yeast. But not positive on the amount.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Great to hear. On the nutritional yeast it is rec at 1 Tab per cup of feed. and It would probably be a good idea to supplement with some poultry vitamins at least for their first month after that maybe 1X a week Just to give them an extra good start.