Double yolked egg?

[CandoAviary]

I candled this egg today... It is only a day to 3 days old. looks like it may be doubled yolked or it is just a super big yolk.
Anyone ever had a double yolked egg hatch? Were there 2 cicks...or like a conjoined chick....Did it DIS?
It is a really large size egg also.

[lovemyfinch]

Interesting, but it hasnt happened here yet.

[earlybird09]

Wow! That is a large egg. I have never happened either, please keep us updated!

[debbie276]

I had a double yolker this year. The chicks developed but it was DIS, probably ran out of room in there. Here is a picture of the chicks.
(hope this picture attachment works)

[Domenic]

Amazing Debbie, thanks for posting. I have never heard of double-yolked finch eggs hatching out.

[L in Ontario]

Very good photo Debbie - thanks for sharing! Sorry they didn't make it.

Here's hoping the one in Candace's nest can grow all the way.

[Pukasand]

That is really interesting, Candace. Wishing you good luck with it. It is quite a large egg compared to the others, so maybe it will be okay .. room wise. What species is it from?

[ikhom]

Very interesting picture Debby. Thanks for sharing.
Candace, Is it possible to see a candling picture of the egg? Very interesting if it start to develop.

[CandoAviary]

Debbie,
Wow, so it is possible... I am not sure if the one I have is 2 yolks or just 1 large yolk. In your double egg was the 2 yolks together or was there space between the 2? Was the egg larger than normal? Were you giving any breeding suppliments, ova-aid, vitamin E, etc? Thanks for documenting that. I would imagine it would be almost impossible for the chicks to be able to survive room wise. It would also be awful for a gouldian to be born with 2 heads

I am not too good with the camera but I will try to get candle pictures if it starts to develope. So far it is just a big yellow blobThe pair are a Male I bought and is about 2.5 and the hen is a female I bred, she is 1.5. This is the first time either have been bred. I'm just glad my sweet little, virginal hen was able to pass such a huge egg without any distress. I would of hated to have lost her. And I guess that I did not mention that they were RH PB GB gouldians.

[debbie276]

The egg was twice the size of a normal gouldian egg. When I candled it I could see that it was fertile but it just didn't look right to me. I can't say that I could clearly see two seperate chicks just that it looked different. When it was clear that it was DIS I cracked it open just to satisfy my own couriousity.
I don't feed supplements other then my own mix of herbs and my own mix of oyster shell, charcoal, epsom salt and diatomaceous earth. They also have a dish of bentonite clay. Their eggfood is hardboiled eggs with exact handfeeding formula added to make it a bit drier. Other then that they get a simple seed mix.
I also was very glad the egg passed without a problem when I saw the size of it.
Interested to see what happens with yours.

[CandoAviary]

Thanks Debbie. I had not given mine any fertility aid, just normal diet also. This egg is not quite the size of 2 eggs... same diameter but longer. The hen is sitting tight so I will see. This is here first clutch so I don't want to pester her nest too much. I may just wait the incubation time before nessing with it. Will let you know what turns out with this egg.

[Meagan83]

I used to find double yolkers all the time when I had chickens at my dads farm. They were some monsterous eggs!!!

[Finch Fry]

Thats a pretty cool looking picture Debbie, just unfortunate they didint make it.

Best wishes that yours does Candace!!!!

[CandoAviary]

Update.... The eggs hatched..... but not the big one. It was infertile and was a single yolk egg. The yolk was larger than normal as was the egg shell. The chicks are doing great and the parents are wonderful

[Pukasand]

Candace, so glad to hear that, especially since it was your hen's first clutch. Sorry about the big egg, that was a curious situation. Thanks for the update. I was intrigued by it.