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It was a surprise. The egg didn't look that big, but we had some Jersey Giant eggs in there, too. I don't think this one will last that long. He's not picking up weight.
That's what I've read as well.It's my understanding that double booked eggs rarely hatch live chicks. I honestly don't remember who I got that info from so it may not be accurate.
My problem is they freerange so its hard to protect them.to keep owls and hawks out of you chicken pen just string fishing line all over the pen at different angles the hawks see then in the day and the owls see them at night wont fly into the chicken yard and if they try then they get tangled in the line ---old trick my mama used -never lost a hen
There are to many predators here for free ranging. Lot's of hawks, owls, eagles(love to watch them), coyote, fox, coins. I saw a big bobcat a month ago while deer huntin. Last week watched a big owl catch a squirrel. Very efficient birds! I would have to build a Fort Knox to raise chicken here.I don't think protecting livestock is offensive to anyone here. If it is then that's their problem. We have a big pair of bared owls that live near by. I see them alot. Never lost a bird to one. My chickens go in at night so it's not a problem. Had a hawk come in and grab a few. So i cut the pellets out of some 12 gage shells and waited. Smoked that hawk with the wad on the second shot. Didn't hurt the bird but literally scared the crap out of it. Hasn't been back. I see it every now and then but it never gets too close. An owl is also a very smart bird. If you don't want to kill it try shooting it with a wad. I would bet that the owl won't be back after that.
Double yoke eggs are an interesting event scientifically as it is basically an egg inside an egg where the alumn dissolves resulting in the two yokes sharing one shell. It is a common event in young chicks and less common in older birds. Never heard of one hatching though. That's pretty cool!
Ever hatch a siamese chicken(s)?
My Grandpa had an idea of crossing a Pheasant with a chicken.That pheasant might do well in ass kicking contests...
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