Re: the odd egg

Posted by EJ on June 13, 2002 at 09:27:22:

In Reply to: the odd egg posted by brad wilson on June 13, 2002 at 08:52:18:

First off, nice picture. (gotta get me a digital camera)
These eggs do not seem to be common and rarely, if ever hatch, I've got a few saved from my leopards that are 'peanut' shaped. if you can imagine how the eg is formed you can see how this happens. You have what many call 'follicals' which are basicly the eggs without the shell. Something triggers the shelling of the follical when it moves down the oviduct. It is not always fertilized either. My guess is that when two follicals are too close together you sort of have two eggs in one and there are varying degrees in which this can happen. If the egg has been fertilized (which is even less common) that could result in... Twins but Fraternal twins, not identical twins. Two different yolks in one egg.
Ed
(that's my guess)

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: First off, nice picture. (gotta get me a digital camera) : These eggs do not seem to be common and rarely, if ever hatch, I've got a few saved from my leopards that are 'peanut' shaped. if you can imagine how the eg is formed you can see how this happens. You have what many call 'follicals' which are basicly the eggs without the shell. Something triggers the shelling of the follical when it moves down the oviduct. It is not always fertilized either. My guess is that when two follicals are too close together you sort of have two eggs in one and there are varying degrees in which this can happen. If the egg has been fertilized (which is even less common) that could result in... Twins but Fraternal twins, not identical twins. Two different yolks in one egg. : Ed : (that's my guess)

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