JellyB Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Mabel hadn't laid an egg since last weekend. I've kept an eye on her and she's been eating and drinking well and foraging around the garden when I let them out. However, yesterday when I got home from work in the Eglu was what I can only describe as a monster It was enormous and covered in a bit of sticky membrane but it was definitely a Mabel egg! Anyway, I wasn't sure if it would be ok to eat so I cracked it into a bowl and was delighted to find a perfectly delicious double yolk egg, with really dark yellow yolks. It smelt ok so I had a fried double yolker with chips for tea - perfect comfort food. Just wish I'd taken a picture (how sad) but had no batteries in my camera Is it normal for hen's to go for a while without laying and then produce a bigger than normal egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Last summer, 2 of mine, Belle and Yoda went through a phase of missing a days lay, then laying a double yolker. They both have stopped now, and I just put it down to them being fairly new at laying, so their bodies still made the odd 'mistake' sometimes. You occasionally get a double yolker after the chooks get a fright. Our last one was after a thunderstorm - Yoda layed a stonker the next day, with 2 enormous yolks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Yumtastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara.F Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 gwinnys 3rd egg was a double yolker. baby daughter got 1st egg. older daughter got 2nd egg. me and husband agreed to share 3rd egg and when I cracked it she'd given us a yolk each thanks GWIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Well Done. Carly hasn't laid in about 4 days so hopefully..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Hope you're not expecting a quadrouple yolker Martin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Wow, that'd be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Bantams never seem to do double yolkers *pouts* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
