The Incredible Edible Egg

So we all have our quirks...one of mine is that I am filled with glee when I crack open an egg and find a double yolk. Twins! Anyway, this phenomenon generally occurs in one to two eggs per dozen that I buy. If you too want to find some double yolks, I find that they are much more prolific in organic eggs. Anyway...Lily and I were at my parents house on Sunday morning, and my mom was cracking eggs for omelettes. We all rushed into the kitchen when Mom let out a squeal, turned out that all was well and she was just excited about the double yolk she found in the first egg she cracked. Not too unusual, but worth a look. Then she cracked another egg, only to find another double yolk!

Ok, so 2 eggs out of 12 that are housing double yolks is not that unusual...but 4?

What about 6?

8!?

By this point, my mom and I were practically rolling around on the kitchen floor laughing hysterically, with tears streaming down our faces. It was honestly the weirdest, funniest thing that I have seen in a long time. I know the cholesterol content of this omelette was probably through the roof...but it was delicious.

I did a little research on the double yolk, and here is what I found out:

~ Double yolks occur in only about 1 out of every 1000 eggs

~ They are typically laid by young inexperienced chickens

~ They occur when ovulation occurs too rapidly

~ The eggs are larger, heavier, and typically longer in shape.

~ The most yolks ever found in one egg was 9!

Here is what else I discovered:

~ Eggs can have no shell, just a thin membrane

~ You can find an egg within an egg...weird!

And the funniest thing found while doing my extensive research...It is possible for eggs to have no yolk. These eggs are also known as "wind", "dwarf", or "fart" eggs.