MaryHen Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 ...for the last week GRizzy has been laying double yokers bar a missed day of not laying and Sunday a tiny wee egg with a smidgen of yolk. Now I am not particularly worried as she is her usual self but are chickens like humans in the fact there are a finite number of eggs in the ovaries? If so, Grizzy will be 'free-loading' early in her life at this rate!! Not that it particularly bothers me as they are definitely pets to me rather than a food source! One thing that is in the back of my mind is that I think she laid a softie a few days before she started laying double yokers. I put that down to her getting used to laying as they are only around 28 weeks. They have grit available in a little feeder but dont seem to use it at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yes one of my newbies is laying huge double yolkers.This has been going on for past six weeks.I thought it happened when they were adjusting to laying.I guess there is not much to be done and it rights itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It's usually at the beginning of their egg-laying life, when they are still getting into the swing of it. Yes, I believe that hens do have a finite number of eggs in their ovaries but I've never found that double-yolkers make a difference to when they stop laying, I think that's more to do with old age than anything and even my oldest hens will still pop one out occasionally to surprise me. I save double-yolkers and give them to a friend for her granddaughter who finds them really exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 My legbars laid double yokers when they first started laying, they soon got less generous though and are still laying well two years on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Thinker Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 One of my Miss Pepper Pots laid a Hugh extra large egg today is that likely to be a double Yorker? not looked yet because I want to show my OH in case he doesn't believe me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryHen Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yep, it certainly could be!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
