What does it mean when...? [[UPDATE WITH GRAPHIC PICS!!]]

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Don' say that! I removed two with bloodrings last night!

 

[wrestling_mom]

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Don' say that! I removed two with bloodrings last night!

I leave the quitters in too, unless they stink, until it is really REALLY obvious that they are gone by day 18.

 

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I removed all the ones that were dead last night (9 with 2 I left in as unsure). After reading about the bloodrings, I just went to candle them under the duvet, just in case. I even had nightmares about them last night lol. I'm more reassured after having checked now. It's just a bit awkward turning the eggs as I do (I pick them up to turn and there's not much space for eggs + fingers).

Sorry to OP for side-tracking. If it started developping, I'd leave it in all the way till the end.

 

[nurse_turtle]

As far as the blood ring disappearing, once life ceases, the proteins in blood and other tissues break down and become available to be resorbed and maybe even used by the other chick. Most of my conclusions are presumptions, but there is scientific basis in there somewhere...lol. I'm holding out hope for this little one. Without candling early, you would have never known there were twins in there. I believe there may be many more instances of twin chicks, but they are unknown because by the time the chick hatches, the weaker twin had already died and been resorbed. You have followers now, so.....you know what you gotta do.

 

[TinyTotsSeramas]

Update #2... The last remaining twin has died... So I guess this ends our saga until the next double yolk egg has been laid...

 

[TinyTotsSeramas]

Well... here is what twin chicks look like...

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[ChickiKat]

oh, that is so sad!!

 

[TinyTotsSeramas]

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Yeah.. I guess what everyone said about twins absorbing the other dead twin was true... The surviving twin chick will die also...

 

[Edwards' East of Eden]

So sad, but so amazing! Look at them! Thank you so much for sharing -

 

[heatherkh]

Very interesting thread and sad but fascinating pictures.

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So I'm curious...if odds are pretty high that you'll end up with two dead embryos, why would you try again on purpose? I realize someone here has successfully hatched twins (tho I'm not sure if it was an accident or she set out to do so on purpose), but it sounds like odds of twins hatching successfully are quite low. Why bother when you can have healthy, happy non-twin chicks? Just asking the question, not passing judgment.