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Doppelküken

English translation: twin chicks

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German term or phrase:Doppelküken
English translation:twin chicks
Entered by: Dawn Montague

15:07 Apr 3, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / toxicity tests
German term or phrase: Doppelküken
Study to examine the effects of a plant protection product on the reproduction of Japanese quails



Dabei wird nach früh bzw. spät abgestorbenen Küken, Doppelküken bzw. Doppeldottern und solchen Küken unterschieden, die zum Schlupftermin zwar noch gelebt und die Eischale angepickt hatten, denen es jedoch nicht gelungen war zu schlüpfen.
KenOldfield
twin chicks
Explanation:
In your context, these are twin chicks, i.e., two chicks from the same egg with a double yolk.
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Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 15:29
Grading comment
Many thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5twin chicks
Dawn Montague
Summary of reference entries provided
Doppelküken
Edith Kelly

  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
twin chicks


Explanation:
In your context, these are twin chicks, i.e., two chicks from the same egg with a double yolk.


    Reference: http://www.poultry.allotment.org.uk/Chicken_a/Chicken_Egg_Ex...
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Kissik
28 mins
agree  Cetacea
52 mins
agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
agree  British Diana: Glad to see that after the "introduction" the cock and hen obviously got down to business
1 hr
agree  John Speese: Agree, and it's very rare that twin chicks survive, they usually hatch as siamese twins, if they hatch at all, so this is not a good thing.
4 hrs
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Reference comments


14 mins peer agreement (net): -1
Reference: Doppelküken

Reference information:
have a look at:
Chicken Curry Hühnerfleisch mit Gemüse in würziger Sauce aus Currypaste oder ...... Ältere, höchstens 10 Wochen alte Tiere werden Doppelküken genannt. ...
www.grosse-kochschule.de/kuechenwissen/

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
disagree  Cetacea: Das hat mit dem Thema nun wirklich nichts zu tun!
59 mins
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