What An Egg!!!such A Small Hen! Pics

[silkieflock]

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It's not that rare to get the double yolks, happens pretty often when the pullets are first getting started. It is VERY rare to have a good outcome when trying to incubate them though. Most of the time at least one doesn't make it. Often they're early quiters, but I've seen a lot of threads where they make it up to hatch, but the one on the pointy end isn't able to get any air, they can't get enough leverage and are unable to make it out, or they bleed to death when being helped out of the shell.

I followed that thread too and watched the video. It was incredibly cute and the "twins" were adorable, but still fraternal twins just like if they were from seperate eggs. Anyhow, the chances of a good outcome are pretty remote so I don't think it's a good idea to try to incubate double yolkers. For me it comes down to just because I can doesn't always mean I should.

My .02

Congrats on the big egg. If you've got a single in there I bet it will be a HUGE chick. Please update with how the incubation goes. I love incubation threads.

Would it help to lower the humidity and turn the egg more often? the more humidity you have, the more moisture there is inside the egg, right?

 

[TexasVet]

I had very bad luck with a double-yolk egg and won't try hatching another one. The first chick arrived with a mangled leg and had to be put down. Guess it didn't have enough room to move and the leg developed in a permanently extended backward position. The second chick suffocated before I could get it out of the shell. Good thing, because its body was nearly flat from being pressed against the side of the egg during development. No amount of doctoring could have saved it.

It was a miserable experience that I would suggest avoiding, if possible.

Kathy, Bellville TX
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