Potentially if they are both fertilised yes you can get 2 chicks
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Potentially if they are both fertilised yes you can get 2 chicks
Wouldn't that make the egg too large to lay, or would the two chicks be smaller than usual?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
they get a bit squished together but usually survive if no other issues are present. it happens usually to newish layers before they are settled to the task etc.. they pop 2 ovums out right after each other and they travel so close together they get combined in the albumin and then the shell. might be slightly larger but not double sizedQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
They used to be reasonably common years ago, but probably get rejected these days.
Cheers Grant! :)
its quite interesting how eggs are made etc, worth reading up on..
How are they examined - X-ray?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
They used to be backlit for visual inspection, the light outlining the contents of the egg in silhouette through the thin shell, but I expect it's usually automated now. Small farms may still do this though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Knuckle-draggers like this c*nt should've been put down at birth: https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/09/0...wait-during-e/
:doh::rolleyes::guns:
Unfortunately, this is the sort of neurone-bereft imbecile that today's society is breeding - heaven help us!!!
Marco.
Think of the future - he has a wife, therefore he may be a father. Oh those poor children