About Me

Two years ago I quit my job of 20 years to remarry, move and become a "farm wife". For the most part, I am now a stay at home mom (with the exception of a few temp. odd jobs and sub teaching here and there).

As of the 2007 school year, we are now a homeschooling family.

We also farm. Our farms include a large garden, haying, horses, cows, geese, chickens, ducks, rabbits, 2 stocked ponds, small vinyard and an orchard.

We live at the main farm (the one with the animals) and our other farm is currently growing hay, nuts and firewood to harvest this fall.
In the spring we will be adding sheep, pigs and turkeys.

We have 5 daughters, (including 2 sets of twins) 3 who are still at home.

I love to camp, travel, garden, fish, bake, do needlework, sew, genelogy and ride horses. One of my favorite places to travel to is Northern Indiana (LaGrange county), where I have Amish cousins and to learn about my ancestors.

My goal is to help this family stay on track financially and to stay out of debt, other than our mortgage.

9yr old question of the day.Can chickens have twins?

February 28th, 2008 at 11:21 am

We just got our first double yolked egg. So, DD4 asks me if chickens can have twins......
Humm, I can't find anything on that one. So, I called the extension office and asked the chicken person. He is now calling Columbia to see if anyone knows. If a egg has 2 yolks it should be able to, but is the egg big enough to hold 2 chicks???
Only DD4 would have come up with the question.

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5 Responses to “9yr old question of the day.Can chickens have twins?”

RegkinsOrDie Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm

Will twin chicks hatch from a double yolked egg?

Answer: A double yolked egg is not likely to hatch. An embryo may begin to develop from the germinal disc on both egg yolks, but usually there is not enough room for two chicks or the conditions are not adequate for two embryos and the chicks do not hatch.

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultrypage/poultry-FAQ.htm
princessperky Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 05:28 pm

I think that translates to sure, if they had all the medical help human twins get
mom-from-missouri Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 01:48 pm

Answer from the experts: They will run out of room around day 10 and die at that point.
terri77 Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 09:54 pm

That's awesome that you actually searched for the answer. I love the questions that kids come up with.
Merissa Says:
May 20th, 2008 at 08:00 am

The best part is, I had just asked this question at work, and while trying to uncover an answer, realized that I ask questions at a nine year old level! Thanks for finding the answer for me!

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