grahamrhind Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Does anybody know if it is biologically possible for a single chicken to lay two eggs at once (with or without fatal consequences)? I ask because I'm still cogitating on the death of one of my ladies some days ago (https://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=102308). On the day she died there were two eggs in the nesting box. I had three hens - one does not lay any more and I assumed that the second was from the other new hen, but I found today that the other new hen has been laying under the lavender at the other end of the garden (for some unknown reason she will not roost in the Eglu with the older (dominant) hen). So, this being the case, I'm drawn to a conclusion that the dead hen laid two eggs one after the other, and this might have been what caused her injuries. Has anybody else experienced this? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 It has been known to happen, usually in chickens coming into lay or later on with something like stress. There would be a blip in the reproductive tract either causing the release of two ovaries a few hours apart or maybe a delay in laying as the second egg is forming. It could be that one was laid just after you collected eggs and then saw the next one the next day. I wouldn't have thought laying two eggs in one day would cause her to die (lots of chickens have done it and not died) but that maybe she had a reproductive problem which caused death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamrhind Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Thanks Lewis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
