double yolkers

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nickymorris · 01/05/2009 22:32

I got 3 POL chickens about 5 weeks ago. In the last 5 days I've had 3 eggs - all off one chicken I think... and all the eggs have been double yolkers.

Questions:
Is it a problem that they're double yolkers?
Is there anything I can do to encourage the other two to start laying?

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madlentileater · 01/05/2009 22:34

I think it just means things have been slow coming down the ol' tubes.
sometimes they take AGES to come into lay, I don't think there's anything you can do apar from make sure they get as much daylight as possible.

ihatethecold · 02/05/2009 13:46

many chickens lay double yolkers when they come into lay eithjer for the first time or after a period of them not laying

melancholymum · 02/05/2009 13:52

We had a chicken who went through a period of producing double yolkers, she has stopped again now which I am actually a bit about as I only used one egg as appose to 2 in the morning for my breakfast! Don't think there is any problem with it.

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nickymorris · 02/05/2009 20:22

Thanks - guess it's because she's new to egg making! The egg we got today seems a bit smaller so maybe it's a single...

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