Whoa! I had a double yolker in the Bator!

[Petej]

I candled all my chicken eggs today (day 14 or so) and tossed the duds, my one REALLY tall egg was actually a double yoker!

Most of my double yolk eggs are short and fat, this one happened to be tall and skinny, so I didn't think much of it.

I usually candle my eggs after a few days, but with the recent hatches and 'Bator issues, I decided to leave them alone and candle them later....

The bad news about my double yolker: It's a dud.

The egg is taller than the rest, but no bigger around. It's slightly tilted in the picture, but it's a good 1/2 - 3/4" taller than the others.

Heavy sucker too!

I also pulled the Quail eggs that didn't hatch. Just as I was putting them in the trash can, they popped.

 

[debilorrah]

Most doubles don;t make it and when they do, only one hatches, and if both hatch they are usually deformed. So this is a good thing it was a dud.

 

[Petej]

I've been reading that they don't make it.

One of our White Leghorns lays a double yolk egg, but this is the first time a different bird has laid one.

In a way, I'm glad it didn't make it. No sense in watching an animal suffer.....

 

[debilorrah]