First egg- double yoker

[country chic]

Echo my black rock. maran cross layed her first egg today and it was an odd shape a bit elongated...... but it turned out to be a doube yoker, which I have never seen before. The shell was not quite chocolate brown but fairly dark , just wondering will she lay more doubles ?

[Scarlet]

Young birds often lay double yolkers, when their laying system settles down unfortunately they will stop

[lettucegrow!]

Well done that girl! You'll have all sorts of strange egg production at first, always interesting.

[chris]

yay! my black rock lays a double yolker probably once a month now, at the start she laid them quite often - had about 3 a week.

It's a mix up when the egg is being made, so will sort itself out but they're great for us! Bonus boiled egg I had the start of a triple yolker - that egg was HUGE. No idea how she popped that out.

[country chic]

Well thats my Hazel ( Welsummer ) laying now too, funny how they both went into their first lay within days of each other. we got a lovely little chocolate, reddy, brown egg from her today, perfect egg shape but small and cute.

[francesbean]

Well done that girl!! I'm hoping for a nice dark brown egg from my new Rhode Rock 'lizzie' soonest. I was watching her yesterday - she is so pretty lovelycolours and the largest brown melty eyes. ~Anyway her ears are quite dark and i've heard thats an indication of egg colour.

Francesbean

[petal]

double yolkers make the best yorkshire puddings by the way

[frias]

Well thats my Hazel ( Welsummer ) laying now too, funny how they both went into their first lay within days of each other. we got a lovely little chocolate, reddy, brown egg from her today, perfect egg shape but small and cute.

Rose, my Welsummer hasn't laid for 6 months. Viola the Speckledy came back into lay this week so hopefully not got to wait much longer.
Never had a double yolker yet even though the ex-batts have laid some woppers in their time.

[Suechooks]

Rose, my Welsummer hasn't laid for 6 months. Viola the Speckledy came back into lay this week so hopefully not got to wait much longer.
Never had a double yolker yet even though the ex-batts have laid some woppers in their time.

Millie my Welsummer is really erratic too! She started laying in November laid every other day for about a month then stopped until last week. She's laid 3 in a week so hoping she's back in the swing!