We Hatched A Double Yolker!!!

[steelersfan43]

sorry, no I didn't catch the hatch. The funny thing was that I didn't candle them till later toward the end of incubation and I thought it was just a bigger chick in there because it was so much darker than in all the other eggs?? When they hatched though, there was only one pip just like normal so no flags there, again just thought probably a big one.....then I came back and there were the two orpingtons (who look identical btw) one peeping and moving around and another one that still looked real wet, I guess and laying down still looking real tired and curled up I guess you could say (don't really know how to explain it)
Trust me I had a hard time believing it myself, but since the other eggs with them in that batch were a wellsummer, two salmon faverolles, and a blue laced red...the only other eggs in there were the two orpington eggs and I have three chicks. No way to explain it otherwise.
They're in the brooder now so I can get the incubator cleaned for the next lock down coming up (we stagger our hatches sometimes) but the two stay very close together. It's really cute.

 

[steelersfan43]

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They are identical and their egg was bigger than the other orpington egg not super big though otherwise I wouldn't have tried it.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Wow, that's so cool!! Please post pics!!

 

[steelersfan43]

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they are just a little bit smaller I think but not obviously unless you look at them next to the other chicks

 

[steelersfan43]

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I will post some pics of them later today. I still have the shells too so I'll show you those as well if you'd like.

 

[Imp]

Here's a thread about a double yolker hatching. A fascinating read. I was transfixed.

Imp

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=104245

ETA- Congrats It's truly amazing.

 

[MetalSmitten]

this makes me so happy to hear!

i couldn't help myself, one of my hens laid an (obviously) double yolker the day before i was gonna set eggs, and it was like a sign... i just had to stick it in there... lockdown is tomorrow and candling this evening seemed to indicate two live birds in there, so here's to hoping

i've purposely kept it pointy-side down this whole time, hoping to encourage both babies to go towards the right end.

can't wait for pics!

edit to fix a dumb typo that changed the meaning of a sentence

 

[Nikkumz]

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Its supposed to be pointy end down..IF pointy end is up they will pip up at the wrong end and can drown

 

[Dirk Chesterfield]

Cool.
That gives new meaning to 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch'.

 

[krcote]

WOW! Congrats!