Double Yolk

[Callie]

It looks brown and weird, not just your usual greying...

maybe its been pickles too

i wouldn't eat it

but then i dont see the point of eggs boiled soild - dippy egg ftw

 

[rubbershoes]

i get quite a few double yolkers . about one a month

is it because of what they eat? they're completely free range just foraging around the yard

 

[Callie]

its cos theres more mutant chickens down your way

 

[pigtails]

i get quite a few double yolkers . about one a month

is it because of what they eat? they're completely free range just foraging around the yard

twins run in the family!

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Maybe they fill up normal egg boxes from the double yolker pile when they've done enough boxes of double yolkers for the day. That would explain the 'Double Yolker' hotspots experienced by AS and the OP.

 

[moonsi til]

My mate the other day made 3 fried eggs and each one was a double yoke. He took a photo of them in the pan and it's now his phone screensaver. It was a normal box from local shop.

 

[Louloubelle]

A whole box of 6 eggs I bought recently were double yolked, lovely they were

apparently they come from young hens

 

[Epona]

Younger hens are more likely to produce double-yolked eggs, and there's a strong genetic element. If the box came from a flock of known double-yolkers, there's a fairly high chance of there being more than one in a box. Not all producers take them out for double-yolk boxes - only the massive scale egg producers can afford to candle, separate, and package eggs accordingly, as it's only a small markup and not worth it for the smaller scale producers. Farmers markets and farm shops are usually the best bet for getting double yolks in a standard box of eggs.

 

[spanglechick]

i had a double yolk the other day, but i was baking a cake so i had to fish one out or it would have been too eggy.

 

[Relahni]

That's crazy, because I had a yorkshire pudding that looked like it had an eye attached to it.

 

[red rose]

There are six eggs in the box so if the chances of getting one double yolk egg is 1/1000 then the chances of getting one in a 6 egg carton are 6/1000.

You then have five eggs left so the chances of getting a double yolk egg in the remaining five is 5/1000.

Therefore the chance of getting two in a carton is 6/1000 x 5/1000 or 30/1000000 or 3/100000.

Thats how I understand it to be anyway, someone with a better grasp of maths may be along to correct me.

 

[Yelkcub]

There are six eggs in the box so if the chances of getting one double yolk egg is 1/1000 then the chances of getting one in a 6 egg carton are 6/1000.

You then have five eggs left so the chances of getting a double yolk egg in the remaining five is 5/1000.

Therefore the chance of getting two in a carton is 6/1000 x 5/1000 or 30/1000000 or 3/100000.

Thats how I understand it to be anyway, someone with a better grasp of maths may be along to correct me.

I'd agree with your eggstimation.

 

[Rollem]

i have never had a double yolk

 

[MrSki]

What is the difference between a hen & a chicken?

 

[maomao]

What is the difference between a hen & a chicken?

All hens are chickens but not all chickens are hens.

 

[Rollem]

 

[lighterthief]

i get quite a few double yolkers . about one a month

is it because of what they eat? they're completely free range just foraging around the yard

That may help, but basically double yolkers are systematically removed from normal egg boxes because a lot of people don't realise they are a completely normal occurrence and perfectly safe to eat.

When we kept free range hens we would get them all the time. You can identify double yolkers using an egg candler, irrc.

 

[maomao]

That may help, but basically double yolkers are systematically removed from normal egg boxes because a lot of people don't realise they are a completely normal occurrence and perfectly safe to eat.

Is it not more likely that they're taken out to be sold as double yolkers? Or stolen for greedy farm hands' scrambled eggs?

 

[Maggot]

I just made an omelette with 3 eggs, and one of them was another double yolker! That's 3 out of 5.

Only one egg left now.

 

[Maggot]

The last egg was a double yolker too!

4/6 were double.

 

[beeboo]

The last egg was a double yolker too!

4/6 were double.

How long are you keeping your eggs for?

 

[Mitre10]

Where do you buy double yolked eggs from, am sure I've never seen a box of them in Sainsbury's or Tesco??

I really want some - cholesteroltastic!!

 

[strung out]

you can get them from sainsburys or tesco. i've bought them there before.

 

[Intastella]

Ooh, i was just talking about this on another forum.

I used to get them regularly off my chickens. Never had one of those egg inside an egg one tho...that would be

 

[Mitre10]

you can get them from sainsburys or tesco. i've bought them there before.

Hmmm, perhaps it's because my local supermarket (Tesco) is a relatively small one.

Will have to visit the big 24hr one up the road but that means going to Harlow

 

[beeboo]

Everytime I get a double yolker it seems to be when I'm making scrambled eggs. Would be much more fun to get one to make a fried egg with.

 

[Maggot]

How long are you keeping your eggs for?

I often keep them for over a month and they are still fine. Don't think I've had any go off?

 

[Greebo]

Found boxes of free range double yolkers on sale in Waitrose. IMHO it's less fun if they're all double yolkers.

ViolentPanda had a random double yolker on Tuesday.