Aggienator Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Our Flo has just laid a massive egg (we suspect it will be a double yolk when we crack it). Which set us thinking, do they ever have a fertilised double yolk? And if so do two chicks hatch from one egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 No they can't have 2 chicks from one egg. I can't remember exactly why, but the eggs aren't hugeso there wouldn't be enough room for 2 chicks, and they would get all tangled up inside. I was talking to my biology teacher, and she said you can really mess around with developing chicks when they're still cells, and swap them around (not as easy as that ) and they end up having feet on the ends of their wings and things like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyan Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 We had a double yolked egg (90grms)last week and I was wondering the same thing (can they have twins). That seems to have answered my question. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solopuff Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 There is a YouTube film of someone who hatched twins successfully - she had to help them hatch. She had a second double egg but only one of these chicks survived. It's fascinating to watch. Search under twin chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I just watched that youtube clip. It was fascinating and they looked lovely when they had fluffed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Wow! I thought that was scientifically impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Funny my son asked me the same thing when our little double yolker appeared today! Now i know.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...