What is a notable physical characteristic sometimes observed in eggs resulting from a double lay?
Answer
One of the resulting eggs is sometimes noticeably smaller than the other.
When a hen experiences the rapid production cycle required for a double lay, the time allocated for forming the shell and albumen around the second yolk is often compressed. Because the second ovum enters the oviduct system extremely quickly after the first one has been laid, the resulting egg does not undergo the full standard duration of formation processes within the hen's system. This compression frequently leads to a noticeable difference in size between the two eggs laid that day; one will typically be a full-sized egg, while the other will be visibly smaller, reflecting the accelerated and somewhat frantic nature of the production event.
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