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Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:32 pm
by Penny
Bought dozen eggs from local farm last week and just finished. Every one was a double yoked egg. Never come across so many together. Made me giggle, I said if all these and others were allowed to hatch, no wonder all shops are full of raw chickens. cheers Penny

Re: Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:39 pm
by laurie53
Most double yolkers from commercial flocks are segregated and sent to confectioners, which I think is a pity.

I understand some Sainsbury stores sell packs of double yolkers, but I've never seen any.

Re: Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:36 pm
by Monika
I once had the polar opposite of that, Penny ................ I had an egg with no yolk whatsoever and could never figure out a reasonable cause for such a thing.

Re: Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:48 pm
by Andere Richtingen
I once bought 6 eggs from a butcher's shop and 5 of them had double yolks. But no yolk? Now, that's weird!

Re: Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:14 pm
by Monika
I thought it extremely weird too, Andere. I wrote to the supplier but never received a reply and wondered if they hadn't believed me as I feel sure that it couldn't happen but it did. :whut:

Trouble was I didn't cook it in its shell and simply cracked it for baking, more''s the pity!

Re: Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:35 pm
by caroljoyce
Yes, when we kept hens we often had double yolk eggs.

Never had one since we stopped keeping our own.

Re: Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:06 pm
by Penny
Strange. No yolk at all? does this mean we now have a selection of female hens only, No males allowed. ????? cheers Penny

Re: Have you ever had them

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:24 pm
by dita
:) :) :) That would be good Penny.