2 eggs in the one day?

TADDYS · **Joined:** Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:04 am **Posts:** 4

How is it possible that my peahen laid 2 eggs in the one day? I thought they only laid 1 eggs every 2-3 days and no I have no other peahen just 1

parvo · **Joined:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:39 pm **Posts:** 735

Is she the only hen in the pen? Are you sure that it couldn't be any other bird?
Could the egg have been laid earlier in a hidden location and only now become evident?

The only way I can see any hen laying 2 eggs in one day is if the first egg was retained in the far end of the reproductive tract (oviduct), whilst the next egg was being formed, then the second egg forced the first egg out as it was coming out.

The whole egg production process takes 20 + hrs to occur for each egg- most of this time is taken up in the shell gland (uterus) where calcium is deposited, so there is no way that 2 eggs can be calcified at the same time and laid the same day.

TomoR · **Joined:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:50 am **Posts:** 1

I have had 2 from 1 female in the same day but it was a amherst pheasant female and the pair lives on there own and I collect eggs every day just on dark both eggs were there at 10am

B4Hatch · **Joined:** Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:36 pm **Posts:** 1

Can 1 egg get stuck and the next egg pushes it out?

TADDYS · **Joined:** Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:04 am **Posts:** 4

Thanks for the advice, I only have 1 peahen and there are no other females of any kind in the coop. Also I know she laid them together because both eggs were together at the door and they were not there 5 hours earlier as I fed them

parvo · **Joined:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:39 pm **Posts:** 735

This suggests that the first egg was retained whilst the second egg was developing, then the second egg pushed the earlier egg out.

Out of interest, were both the eggs of good quality and size? Were the shells smooth or did they have pits or gritty bits on the surface?

TADDYS · **Joined:** Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:04 am **Posts:** 4

Both eggs are the same size and look normal size and yes they were smooth shell as normal but a light colour difference as one was a little off white

PSHFarm · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:25 am

That does happen but mainly with chickens [you can google it] I would not be concerned if its a one off and she goes back to normal egg cycle. I do wonder if the days before she laid were cool?

GlennH · **Joined:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:34 am **Posts:** 1

I found 1 of my hens laid an egg in the late afternoon then another the next morning about 10am I thought that was strange

TADDYS · **Joined:** Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:04 am **Posts:** 4

Did the eggs turn out to be fertile Glenn?

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