Double Yolks in Eggs

Double yolk eggs are usually laid by young birds that are of a good egg laying strain. Poultry genetics says there should only be one yolk per egg. There would be insufficient space for two chicks to develop inside a shell and the breed would effectively die out. As the birds mature, they will normally only lay single yolk eggs. Double yolk eggs are in fact a fault. It isn't possible to find breeds of hen that will consistently lay double yolkers unfortunately.

It is rare but people have also found multiple yolk eggs. The most yolks ever found in an egg was 9.

Have you ever found more than 3 yolks in an egg? If so, please send us a photo!