how box of twin eggs

cloptrop

bought 24 eggs in lidl
every one was a twin egg <two yolks>
should i contact the guinness book of records or is this normal?

Azureus

That happened to me with a box of Tesco eggs the other week! Was a 12 pack though so not quite as impressive

ejmaztec

cloptrop wrote: »

bought 24 eggs in lidl
every one was a twin egg <two yolks>
should i contact the guinness book of records or is this normal?

If you don't prove it, me might think you're eggsaggerating.

About 1 in a 1000 eggs have two yolks. But once you find 1 in a box you are a lot more likely to find another. Eggs in a box are normally from the one flock of hens. Flocks are normally the same age. Young hens (pullets) can lay double-yolkers (chances of a double yolk from a young hen is nearer to 1 in 50), which are bigger in size. Bigger eggs are then boxed together.

Liam Byrne

ejmaztec wrote: »

cloptrop wrote: »

bought 24 eggs in lidl
every one was a twin egg <two yolks>
should i contact the guinness book of records or is this normal?

If you don't prove it, me might think you're eggsaggerating.

Even if he has the receipt to prove he shelled out for them ?

JustAddWater

Liam Byrne wrote: »

ejmaztec wrote: »

cloptrop wrote: »

bought 24 eggs in lidl
every one was a twin egg <two yolks>
should i contact the guinness book of records or is this normal?

If you don't prove it, me might think you're eggsaggerating.

Even if he has the receipt to prove he shelled out for them ?

Crackin' jokes you guys

Seriously

old_aussie

The eggs came from young layers.

As the layers mature the eggs will all be single yoke.

Bigcheeze

I'd chook them out

amdublin

Bigcheeze wrote: »

I'd chook them out

Eggzacly. No yolk, they're bad for you I'm sure.

Edit.
Although your could try cook with them. I'm sure they'd be all white on the night.

ChunkyLover_53

Burn them all. Last time this was left go unchecked the result was Jedward.

senorwipesalot

Did you hear about the pervert egg?



He went around with his yoke hanging out.

paddy kerins

ejmaztec wrote: »

If you don't prove it, me might think you're eggsaggerating.

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Even if he has the receipt to prove he shelled out for them ?

JustAddWater wrote: »

Crackin' jokes you guys

Seriously

All of yis... Get your coats

mconigol

Some people on this thread know far too much about eggs...

Cee-Jay-Cee

How do we know you didnt buy 48 eggs and crack them all open and put single yolks from 24 of them in to 24 other single yolk shells??????????

ejmaztec

paddy kerins wrote: »

All of yis... Get your coats

Are you shell-shocked?

RichieC

I got 6 in the supervalu large once. Best week ever.

Bigcheeze

paddy kerins wrote: »

All of yis... Get your coats

There'll be a scramble for the cloak room.

ejmaztec

Bigcheeze wrote: »

There'll be a scramble for the cloak room.

If anyone's badly injured in the mad dash, I hope no-one hesitates in ringing for an albumince to take them to the hospital.

harvester of sorrow

ejmaztec wrote: »

If anyone's badly injured in the mad dash, I hope no-one hesitates in ringing for an albumince to take them to the hospital.

:mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZxzJGgox_E

Mr.Biscuits

cloptrop wrote: »

bought 24 eggs in lidl

24, that's very eggact.

minidazzler

Have a look on the box, maybe they are packaged as double yolked?

RichieC

Sandwhich toaster plus double eggs rock too. Yoke per half...ayemazing.

The Davestator

Puns aside, they're called gluggers afaik

oppenheimer1

Strangely enough the BBC had an article on this, and the chances of it happening recently:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16118149

Mercurius

I've had the same thing happen to me, OP.

Do you also get your eggs from Sellafield Farms?

cloptrop

if it was possible id seperate the egg yolks and keep one till the next day ,i only use the yolk for dipping , having to is being a bit extravagant for my likings , especially in this day and age, so if anyone has a method of saving the second yolk for a day im all ears ,
theres families out there that get one yolk between them nowadays , i wouldnt feel right having two

Sindri

Who actually wants to eat a chickens period?

Ghandee

Azureus wrote: »

That happened to me with a box of Tesco eggs the other week! Was a 12 pack though so not quite as impressive

Same as! ^

What branch of Tesco incidentally?

cloptrop

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Strangely enough the BBC had an article on this, and the chances of it happening recently:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16118149

amazing honestly i have about 6 left in the box i wanna go crack them all now just to see

later12

Deleted User wrote: »

About 1 in a 1000 eggs have two yolks. But once you find 1 in a box you are a lot more likely to find another. Eggs in a box are normally from the one flock of hens. Flocks are normally the same age. Young hens (pullets) can lay double-yolkers (chances of a double yolk from a young hen is nearer to 1 in 50), which are bigger in size. Bigger eggs are then boxed together.

You seem to know your eggs.

I knew it was very rare (we have hens at home) but I never understood why you'd always see them together. This explains it. I'm so satisfied right now, I actually just looked satisfactorily into thin air for a wee silent minute, after I read your answer:)

phoenix833

Liam Byrne

cloptrop wrote: »

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Strangely enough the BBC had an article on this, and the chances of it happening recently:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16118149

amazing honestly i have about 6 left in the box i wanna go crack them all now just to see

Hold on a sec......you said that all 24 were double-yolked.......have we been had ?

cloptrop

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Hold on a sec......you said that all 24 were double-yolked.......have we been had ?

i still have about 5 , all have been doulers so far , im wondering if i could find a china man that would bet against it
why chinese?
ever been to a casino with a roullette wheel in dublin ??

Liam Byrne

cloptrop wrote: »

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Hold on a sec......you said that all 24 were double-yolked.......have we been had ?

i still have about 5 , all have been doulers so far , im wondering if i could find a china man that would bet against it
why chinese?
ever been to a casino with a roullette wheel in dublin ??

We've been conned!

Martyn1989

It would only be impressive if you got 24 doublers with different coloured chicks in each one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3sfUakyaoU&feature=related

later12

Liam Byrne wrote: »

We've been conned!

Surely this must be the swindle of the century, watson.

robbie_998

I was very eggcited when i saw this

robbie_998

robbie_998 wrote: »

I was very eggcited when i saw this

My Head is scrambled, with the egg-stortionate amount of egg-celent egg puns, that you are egg-sposed to, in this egg-stremely eggs-austing thread.
That's all yolks.:D
Wextext

Yakult

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBp6yr9wHUc

later12

wow.

explanation? something to do with non identical twins i would have thought?

Yakult

Yakult wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBp6yr9wHUc

According to a quick google: "An egg within an egg, or a double shelled egg appears when an egg that is nearly ready to be laid reverses direction and gets a new layer of albumen covered by a second shell. Sometimes the reversed egg joins up with the next egg and the two are encased together within a new shell."

cloptrop

that is the craziest egg enhanced experience ive ever had ,,,,,and i pulled 24 doublers out of the same box,,,,,i envy that shaven headed man ,,,,,, i envy him

Arpa

Yakult wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBp6yr9wHUc

That guys head is like an egg

oppenheimer1

Deleted User wrote: »

According to a quick google: "An egg within an egg, or a double shelled egg appears when an egg that is nearly ready to be laid reverses direction and gets a new layer of albumen covered by a second shell. Sometimes the reversed egg joins up with the next egg and the two are encased together within a new shell."

Eggception?

pickarooney

ChunkyLover_53 wrote: »

Burn them all. Last time this was left go unchecked the result was Jedward.

I hear they're due a double-albumen soon.