This whopper of an egg is nearly 3 inches long and weighs 3 ounces! I'm betting that there are 2 yolks inside there. I'll wait til breakfast to find out.............
Meanwhile here is a brief explanation of how this happens...
Double-yolk eggs occur when ovulation occurs too rapidly, or when one yolk becomes joined with another yolk. These eggs may be the result of a young hen's productive cycle not yet being synchronized. Some hybrid breeds of hens also produce double yolk eggs by default. Although heredity causes some hens to have a higher propensity to lay double-yolked eggs. Usually a double-yolked egg will be longer and thinner than an ordinary single-yolk egg.
Sure enough! Our first double yolker. I wonder who laid it? I can certainly relate to her because I'm also a mother of twins.
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