UH-OH! I kinda really need help...twin ducklings!!

[roocrazy]

I swear i did not knowit was a double yoker and candling today, i found two developing embryos, i feel like a jerk!!!

 

[coloradochick]

Nothing to feel like a jerk about

Hope for the best and be prepared for whatever may happen. Who knows? Stranger things have happened

 

[roocrazy]

thanks. its just wow these guys have a smaller chance of hatching

 

[desertdarlene]

You're not a jerk, you didn't do anything to cause it. There are two things you can do: either let it develop and see what happens, or stop incubating the egg and let it die before it gets too developed.

 

[duckyfromoz]

Is the egg normal size - or larger then other eggs?? It would have a better chance if it a much larger egg that you have set. I set one last year... I wasnt going to - it sat on the table next to my incubator for over two weeks - I took it there to photograoh it for size- then when claering out old eggs not set- I picked it upwith others- then instead - just on a whim- I put it in the bator rather than toss it. I did not expect it to start developing- and was surprised that boh both ducklings make it to day 27. it was sad in the end- as one had started to pi- but it was good to have the experaince of it despite the outcome. As long as you know that the outcome may not be positive- nothing wrong with setting a double yolker- there is no garuntee any egg you set will hatch- in this case its just two ducklings in the one egg if they dont make it.

It could actually be twins forming from a single yolk- that can happen as well - but you can tell from candling now if there is two yolks. I have done the same thing.. Set an egg I had actually candled first- and it didnt appear as a double yolker until about day 4. Sometimes it is hard to tell for sure until developement starts. You may not have noticed this one yourself until now.

 

[roocrazy]

yes, it is as large as a medium goose egg(thats why i shoulda known to check

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[Kelsey2017]

Good luck!

 

[smileysal]

Looking forward to hearing the results of this one!!

 

[KansasBoy]

Sounds like it might have the size to make it, hope everything works out!

 

[gofasterstripe]

Dont worry Roo...I did the same earlier this year. My Jumbo Pekin was laying HUGE eggs and I put 3 of them in to see what I would get out of her and my Runner drake. 3 days in I candled only to find the 3 HUGE eggs were all double yolkers. I took them all out before any veins appeared.