[quote]A Cornish duck farm is celebrating an unusual birth after two ducklings hatched from one egg.
The twins, who are doing well, appeared from the same shell within minutes of each other on Thursday.
Roger Olver, from the Cornish Duck Company in St Austell, said it was very rare for two ducks born from the same egg to thrive.
He said the ducks, dubbed Romulus and Remus, will be spared the table and become pets.
He said: "One of them hatched first, just as the other was poking its beak out of the other side of the egg.
"It was a shock to say the least.
"They're looking pretty good, bearing in mind they were cooped up together in the same shell."[/quote]
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8323061.stm[/url]
Video in link
:3
I'm a twin
The ducks are also twins.
Awwwww...
Slow news day much?
Nice of the farmers not to turn them into food.
Dat iz luvleh
:3:
D'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
The farmers are Trekkies. They named the ducks Romulus and Remus. It's still cute, though. :3:
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;18022879]The farmers are Trekkies. They named the ducks Romulus and Remus. It's still cute, though. :3:[/QUOTE]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus[/url]
Easier than trying to explain it.
Two birds with one egg
They should make then fight to the death, and the winner rules Rome!
I'm a twin
So? Eggs come with two yolks all the time I fail to see why it's impossible for 2 chicks to hatch from one egg.
[QUOTE=markg06;18023325]So? Eggs come with two yolks all the time I fail to see why it's impossible for 2 chicks to hatch from one egg.[/QUOTE]
It's not impossible. It just happened.
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Also I'm a twin.
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Haha, it's a Cornish poultry farm!
...I wonder if that's where Cornish game hens come from.
Double-yolked eggs may be rare, but they are nowhere near newsworthy. All this farmer did was let a double-yolked egg hatch. I don't see what is so special.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;18023544]Double-yolked eggs may be rare, but they are nowhere near newsworthy. All this farmer did was let a double-yolked egg hatch. I don't see what is so special.[/QUOTE]
When I crack open a double yolker I'm all like :buddy:
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;18023544]Double-yolked eggs may be rare, but they are nowhere near newsworthy. All this farmer did was let a double-yolked egg hatch. I don't see what is so special.[/QUOTE]
[quote] it was very rare for two ducks born from the same egg to thrive.[/quote]
apparently
Rare my ass. A few months back I had a carton of eggs where 7 of the eggs were double-yolked.
Twas crazy. Breakfest was awesome that week.
d'awwwww :3
i was watching thinking oh noes, they're gunna be conjoined!!!
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[QUOTE=BuDSpOoNce;18023617]Rare my ass. A few months back I had a carton of eggs where where 7 of the eggs were double-yolked.
Twas crazy. Breakfest was awesome that week.[/QUOTE]
they're supposed to be double yolked...
Now that's a Bargain.
they got to start selling this type of eggs retail, i hate cracking two eggs its more messy.
No wonder one of them cracked. I wouldn't be able to bear having to live so cramped.
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[QUOTE=Kondor;18023599]When I crack open a double yolker I'm all like :buddy:[/QUOTE]
i just pictured that
*cracks egg*
"Eyyyyyyyyyyy!" :buddy:
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I agree with what you're trying to say.
The news is utter shit lately and it's almost like they're trying to be an entertaining show rather than a medium to the rest of the world.
[QUOTE=The Epidemic;18024020]I agree with what you're trying to say.
The news is utter shit lately and it's almost like they're trying to be an entertaining show rather than a medium to the rest of the world.[/QUOTE]
Rated box. Not because you're stupid, but because you need something to store all of your knowledge in.
Twin ducks. But cats always give births to triplets and quadruplets all the time and people hardly care
Two for one big egg.
The [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wubgAIiWpY]big[/url] egg is a lot bigger
[QUOTE=BCell;18025081]Twin ducks. But cats always give births to triplets and quadruplets all the time and people hardly care[/QUOTE]
I didn't know cats laid eggs.
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