One egg, two yolks
My scrambled eggs this morning were extra yellow thanks to the twin yolks from this single egg. First time I've seen that.
Apparently it occurs in roughly 1 in 1,000 eggs. Here is the dual-core oeuf…
2 hours later…
As if that was not odd enough, we just had another double yolk in from 1 egg. They both came from the same box of 6 eggs from Tesco (free range organic). Can anyone explain this?
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Gulnaz said,
August 5, 2008 @ 5:46 am
Hiya Jake!
I know of 2 poultry shops in Johor Bahru that actually sell double-yolk eggs (in trays, mind you)! Apparently, there’s a huge demand for these eggs, especially amongst people who bake (enhances the flavour/texture apparently) & of course, those who just wish to increase their cholestrol level! ;P
The eggs are a bit pricey though, ranging from between RM0.50 to RM1.00 per egg, depending on the grade.Must bring both you and Sophia there the next time you guys are down!
Jake said,
August 5, 2008 @ 8:56 am
Hey Gulnaz!
That’s bizarre. How the heck do they breed eggs with two yolks? Or do they use a machine to scan inside the eggs and pick out the one-in-a-thousand with 2 yolks? We need to investigate…
Robin Ng said,
October 13, 2008 @ 2:33 am
wow, i never see twin yolk……
EVH said,
January 27, 2009 @ 5:44 am
I’ve got two double yolk eggs this morning too, and it came in the same box. I don’t know if i’m going to find other one because they was in a 12 eggs box.
gazal said,
February 2, 2009 @ 3:57 pm
i got the same this morning and ate them lol
Toni said,
February 3, 2009 @ 1:07 am
I had the same thing tonight! I cracked open one egg… and was showing it to my daughter when I cracked open a second one into the same pan and it was also a double yolk! It also came from a 12 egg box, so I am now curious as to whether or not any more will be in it!. I’d never seen this before even though I’d heard about it.
lolmen said,
February 11, 2009 @ 9:27 am
i had 2 double yolks in a 30 egg tray wow
sean said,
February 13, 2009 @ 3:28 am
i purchased 15 eggs from a little country store down the road and every egg so far has had 2 yolks in them. i must add that these eggs are “huge”…when i got home i thought i might have purchased turkey eggs or maybe even ostrig eggs? these suckers are like “a-rod” eggs (eggs on steriods). have to say that the workout at the gym was ironman feeling too. I am a believer that these are freek. Nice talkin to y’all.
Amber said,
March 4, 2009 @ 9:10 am
Hi,
I bought a box of 10 eggs and so fa have used 8 of them and out of that 8 I have had 4 double yolk ones. This has gotta be a record. They are normal battery ones. AM looking forward to the last 2 eggs now.
Dave said,
July 11, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
Just had 2 double yolk eggs in a row from Morrisons “Very Large Free Range Eggs”
dave from wallasey said,
July 26, 2009 @ 10:50 am
i had six out of six double yokers in a box bought from asda liscard last week. the i bought another six yesterday and the first one was a double. sadly the next was just a single. even worse we had no camera to take photos to prove this.BEAT THIS ONE (sorry for the pun)
Jenna said,
August 1, 2009 @ 7:12 pm
Hi peeps. I fancied some egg on toast with spagetti, cracked the shell and out popped a double yolk. It freaked me out so much, I had to remove the yolks completely. Now, I can only fried egg white! If its in a cake though, thats fine
Ourania said,
August 12, 2009 @ 7:58 am
This morning I cracked an egg n to my surprise double yolk came out, I than cracked another and again twin yolks. My partner cracked two for himself and double yolks. Very weird, eflt funny eating them but all fine. 12 pack free range eggs. Wonder if they r all twin yolks.
jsims said,
November 20, 2009 @ 3:28 am
Well i just have to say iver never heard of a double yolk egg, and i just ate one too! the first time i’ve ever seen one and im 30.. and have eaten eggs since before i can remember! they were good and yolky and, so far, feeling okay. i hope theres nothing bad about it…it was from “ranch pack” medium AA eggs from a local small market called Chavez… they also serve cooked food as well as being a buthcher and produce market. and that was my very first egg i cracked! I wonder how many more in the carton ahve them… it’s styrafoam….mmmmm in-ter-rest-ting…
david d said,
November 24, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
I am 52 and never have I seen this before. I opened a 12 pack of eggs cracked 1 an it was double yoked then another when it was all over every egg in the box was double yoked. I never seen this before.
Can any one explain this to me please?
Jake said,
November 24, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
David…
According to this site, Double Yolkers appear when ovulation occurs too rapidly, or when one yolk somehow gets “lost” and is joined by the next yolk. Double yolkers may be by a pullet (young female hens) whose productive cycle is not yet well synchronized.
Double Yolkers are occasionally laid by a heavy-breed hen, often as an inherited trait.
John said,
January 19, 2010 @ 5:01 pm
Im 48 and just cracked my first double yolk egg. First in the box. The second was normal. See how it goes from here.
Jay said,
January 21, 2010 @ 11:54 am
OMG ! i thought this was a rare thing. ive never b4 today seen a double yolk. this morning i fried 3 eggs out of a 12 pack of regular eggs.ALL DOUBLE YOLKS….crazy right? well later on tonight i got curious n felt like cracking the rest………..6 FREAKING EGGS LATER THEY WERE ALL DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this means 9 eggshells in the trash and 18 yolks…..wtf??????? (the other 3 idk about cause they were hard boiled n my man ate them ….we all know men arent so good with the details… I NEEDA GO PLAY THE LOTTO I FEEL CRAZY AND LUCKY AS HELL…….WOW DUDE.
MISS JAY
Jake said,
January 21, 2010 @ 12:00 pm
That’s crazy Jay – go get yourself a lottery ticket!
shawn said,
January 30, 2010 @ 5:58 pm
this is a very normal thing to happen, the two yolk thing. but Jay, my wife and I bought a cage free all natural dozen eggs, and this morning i just craked the last two and they were double, making the whole complete dozen, doublers…Weird right?!!
Ivan said,
June 23, 2010 @ 9:23 pm
I just had 12 double yolks from a box of 12 breakfast eggs from Aldi I cooked the first 6 not thinking it was that rare, then googled and then filmed the last 6 as I did not realise how unlikely this was and my partner did not belive me!!!!
I just did the Euro millions just in case!
Jake said,
June 24, 2010 @ 3:38 am
12 out of 12 double yolker eggs? Upload it to YouTube!
Ricky G said,
July 4, 2010 @ 4:00 pm
this is weird!! I had 3 eggs this week with 2 yolks but get this, 1 of the 3 came from a different box, brought at a different store, not cage free or anything!! This seems to be happening more often than that. HHHHHMMMMMMMM??
anyone know what causes this and is it safe? I know it should be but nowadays….who knows!!