I know a chicken comes from the albumen and not the yolk but would a double yolk egg produce twins?

Question

I often get double yolk eggs from the local supermarket. It also begs the question how many supermarket eggs have been fertilised?

Answer 1

no it wouldnt produce twins. if the egg was fertilised and contiued to grow then the chick would consume both yolks.

Answer 2

I have raised pigeons for 40 8+years. I have one breed that lays an outstanding form of double yolk eggs. I have till 2 years in the past never had one hatch. I have thrown 1000's out over the years. I had never considered one fertile till 2 years in the past. I had twins hatch out in my Greek Voute pigeons. they purely lived for extra or less an afternoon and a nil.5. They appeared ordinary yet very small. there became inner issues. They were so susceptible they couldn't even carry their heads up. I considered hand rearing the twins yet wanting to enable nature take that is route.

Answer 3

Theoretically 2 yolks would mean 2 chicks - but there probably wouldn't be enough white to sustain them both so it would not be viable. As for supermarket eggs being fertilised - none if they are from battery hens. possibly some if they are freerange from a farm that also has a cockerel but if it is not incubated you are unlikely to find a chick when you crack your boiled egg.

Answer 4

You've got it wrong, the embryo comes from a drop of sperm deposited by a cockerel, you'll see it as a white blob in a free range egg from a bird in contact with a cockerel. Store eggs are from caged or barn hens with no male present so they can't be incubated.