What would you do if you opened a carton of eggs and found not one, not two, but a whole carton of double-yolk eggs?

The odds of that happening are actually incredibly low — one in 1,000 eggs is said to have a double yolk.

So, imagine the surprise and delight of one Coles shopper in Brisbane when she opened her carton of 700g Free Range eggs and discovered this incredible rarity.

Brisbane resident Joanna Schulz said she felt excitement wash over her when she discovered her most recent Coles haul contained three double-yolk eggs.

‘It felt like Christmas,’ she said.

'That feeling of anticipation before cutting open each egg and then the astonishment of what we were seeing in front of us. Each and every one had two yolks.’

According to the Brisbane mum, every egg in the carton she purchased from Coles had a double yolk. Credit: Facebook/Pexels/Ricardo Ortiz.

The happy mum also confessed feeling compelled to ride her seemingly lucky wave —with some cheeky logic; she reasoned that she might as well buy a lotto ticket just in case her purchase contained double-yolkers again.

'Who knows? I might just win division one and two,' laughed the mum.

In some cultures, double-yolk eggs are considered to bring good fortune and prosperity.

How does a double-yolk happen?

Two eggs combine into one egg with two yolks. An egg with two yolks inside is known as a 'double yolker'.

The probability of finding a double-yolk egg is said to be one in 1,000, but under the right circumstances, experts believe the chances of discovering more than one double-yolk egg in the same batch are actually quite high.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, a statistics expert, explained on ABC Radio National that there are other factors that increase the chances of finding more than one double-yolk egg in a single carton.

He said that double-yolk eggs are usually larger than single-yolk eggs and that eggs are typically sold in sizes like large and extra large.

Therefore, if you find a double-yolk egg in a carton of extra-large eggs, the likelihood of finding another one is higher than usual.

Dr Karl also mentioned that eggs in the same carton are usually from the same flock of chickens and the same age. This means that if you have already found one double-yolk egg, the probability of finding another one increases.

Such has also been the case for a NSW mum who found multiple double-yolk eggs in the same carton of eggs she purchased at Coles.

Key Takeaways

• A Coles customer found all the eggs in her carton contained double yolks.
• The discovery prompted her to buy a lottery ticket, as double-yolk eggs symbolise good luck and prosperity.
• Double-yolk eggs are produced when a hen's ovary becomes overly productive and are more common in younger hens.
• The chances of discovering more than one double-yolk egg in the same batch are surprisingly high under the right circumstances, such as larger-sized eggs sourced from the same flock of chickens.

So, there you have it, folks! What are your thoughts on double-yolk eggs? Have you ever come across one before?

 

[Jennylolo]

we used to get double Yolkers from "The big breeds" ( white and also black really huge birds) but little from the bantams

 

[JustPat]

In my life time at 66 quite a few, supermarket, far or home - seen the lot. For a rarity I would like to see a triple yolker myself.

Pat

 

[midgemills]

Hello all sdc members. My wife and I live near Forster NSW, our patch of paradise. We buy our eggs from a butcher (and meat)in the main street of Forster . I can say eight times out of ten all eggs are double yokers. At least five times out of ten more than half are double yokers. I have never encountered this before and in my 70 years of breathing prior to moving to Forster I would see just a handful of double yokers. I don’t know how to attach a pic to this post if any one can enlighten me I will send one. I just tried and the pic was to big for the server.

Hey, I'm from Forster too. Thanks for the tip, I will go to this butcher next time I need eggs. P.S Which butcher do you get your eggs from as there are 2 in Wharf St. Thanks.

 

[Lolali]

Always get them when I have new chickens, a few weeks into laying they produce double yolkers, only for a short time and with every new chook.
Then is stops - eggs from a newish layer, that‘s all there’s to it