Every now and then, one of the chickens lays a really big egg. It is usually a double yolk. This one was so big, I thought it might be a triple.

Here it is compared to a normal large egg. Chickens will lay double yolks more often when they first start laying eggs.  Their reproductive system is still trying to figure things out. Sometimes genetics play a role and a chicken will lay double yolks on a regular basis. Now that our chickens have been laying eggs for awhile, it is rare for them to lay a double yolk.

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