Two Ducks from One Egg

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal on October 24, 2009 at 12:07 pm


The Cornish Duck Company checks its eggs for viable embryos. They noticed one egg had two embryos, and were prepared with a camera when it hatched.

Local vet Barrie Fleming, who advised the farm’s owners, Roger Olver and Tanya Dalton, on the hatching, said they had “every reason to be excited by the birth” as it was a very rare occurrence.

The BBC has the video. Link -via Arbroath


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7 comments to "Two Ducks from One Egg"

  1. ted
    October 24th, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    One egg was prepared with a camera when it hatched? That's a pretty smart egg.

  2. Miss Cellania
    October 24th, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    Oops, it should be "were" prepared. Sorry, ted.

  3. Tim Giachetti
    October 25th, 2009 at 8:18 am

    "Two, Two, Two dinners in one!"

  4. LisaL
    October 25th, 2009 at 9:25 am

    Pretty neat. Wonder if the egg was larger than normal

  5. ted
    October 25th, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    Well, if we're quibbling, Miss C, your first sentence refers to the Cornish Duck Company and its eggs. The second sentence then switches to "they".

    Alternately, you could say "The tireless egg-checkers at the Cornish Duck Company", or perhaps "The unsung heroes of the egg inspection line in the Cornish Duck Company".

  6. ted
    October 25th, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    Not surprising, though, that there should be confusion between singular and plural in a story like this.

    Such are the burdens that the Cornish Duck Factory workers are yoked with every day.

  7. Mektoub
    October 26th, 2009 at 10:53 am

    "Two girls, one egg" sounds like a future meme...


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