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Double-yolked eggs.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:18 pm
by snooky
If double -yolked eggs are fertlized,do they produce twins,or do the chicks not survive?
Re: Double-yolked eggs.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:20 pm
by John
The yolk is the food store - the fertilized cell is in the white of the egg. I suppose it is possible for two fertilized cells to be in the white but my guess is that they would fail to develop properly when incubated.
John
Re: Double-yolked eggs.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:17 pm
by Diane
If I hadn't seen this with my own eyes - I would never have believed it possible -
http://www.pekinbantams.com/community/l ... 1ZeEY-kt7A
Re: Double-yolked eggs.
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:04 pm
by Elaine
Ello Diane. Wow that video is incredible! I was holding my breath. I don't know anything about keeping chickens. Would those chicks have emerged alive naturally if she hadn't helped them or would they have died? Do you know if they survived after their "assisted" hatching? Cheers Elaine.
Re: Double-yolked eggs.
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:59 pm
by Diane
No, I don't know how the little chicks got on after they were hatched....they looked healthy enough so no reason why they wouldn't grow up ok. Wish there was a follow up. Not sure if they would have both hatched ok - as I don't think there would have been room to manoevre correctly.
Re: Double-yolked eggs.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:33 pm
by Elaine
Beats me how they survived in the egg! talk about the miracles of nature?? Fascinating stuff.
