I got a twofer this morning.

[Attjack]

What a great way to start the day.

[Mosca]

I’m seeing more of these lately. Back in the late 60s they were becoming more common, and then I think they took the growth hormones out of the chicken feed and we stopped seeing so many of them. I’ve probably seen three or four in the last 6 months or so now.

[RonB]

I just looked it up:

1 doz med eggs = 21 oz
lg 24
xl 27
jumbo 30

That's 1/4 oz per egg. When you buy eggs, are you getting your money's worth for the additional 1/4 oz per egg? I buy lg because most recipes specify lg.

[Mosca]

RonB I use L for the same reason, and of course now I’m used to them.

[Bogy]

I was taught many years ago in middle school, I believe, that the larger the egg, the better the value. Of course that was when a dozen eggs ran around a dollar. With prices now it could be way off. The reason is the amount of weight of the egg that is made up by shell, as opposed to white. The amount of yolk remains approximately the same. Look at the picture above. You really aren't getting double. The total volume of the 2 yolks are pretty close to the size of the single yolk.

[texastweeter]

They are more common in yard eggs, and the older the chickens the higher the chances.

[texastweeter]

Also I think they do a version of candleing that eliminates most of them in the grocery store stuff. Jerod Broussard keep me honest here please, I'm not an expert in commercially available poultry.

[Jerod Broussard]

texastweeter not sure how much they do to eliminate them with the candling, but it wouldn't surprise me. I knew a grower, he passed away last year, he gave me a ton of double yolks years ago. I had 18-egg cartons piled up on my truck seat. They are supposed to toss them, but there's nothing wrong with them, other than the fact they definitely don't want them coming out laying hens for the purpose of hatching, rather than going to Duncan Hines.

[DavidNorcross]

Yes. Crack doubles fairly often. Its like a bonus!

[Murdy]

There was a little diner near where I used to live. They always had double yoked eggs, at least when you ordered a skillet.

[Smoked Transistors]

Today is your day to purchase a Lotto ticket !

[hoovarmin]

I've never seen a double before. I need to get out more.

[rlozinak]

Nice bonus!

[tstalafuse]

Just another thing I can add to the ever expanding list of things I don't ever win at..

[WillTravelForFood]

You can tell if an egg has a double-yolk in it by shaking the egg in its shell for about 30 seconds, then spinning the egg.

If the egg wobbles while spinning, then there's one yolk. No wobble means the two yolks are balanced out due to centrifugal force.

[Michael_in_TX]

This particular brand of eggs my wife likes (free range, organic type) for a while had 2-3 eggs with double yolks per carton. It was just really unusual. Went on through about four cartons of them. Really surprised me. I wonder if it is that yard bird thing that texastweeter suggested