Comments on: Twin chicks?

Question: Twin chicks?

csw — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:45:05 -0800

Can chickens hatch twins?

I am getting a double yolk egg from my hens about once a week. If these were fertilized, and if the hen were broody, would these eggs hatch as twins - two chicks from one egg?

I suspect not...

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:49:49 -0800

This Indian site seems to authoritatively say "no".

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:52:15 -0800

Although, here is one success story (the hatching was human-assisted, though).

By: emyd

emyd — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:46:28 -0800

I have dissected a large number of chicken eggs in my day, and seen quite a few twin chicken fetuses. These were identical or conjoined twins on the same yolk, usually. I was always told that one or both wouldn't survive to hatching, but since we were dissecting them, I never actually found out.