Eggs with 2 yellows ( yolks )

allthedoyles

Bought large eggs last week , and they all seem to have 2 yellows .

The seller did say that they were laid by a young hen.

Some of the family feel uncomfortable eating these

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Are they normal eggs ?

How long would freshly laid free range eggs be expected to last in fridge ?

Chicken Run

they're fine to eat...commonly happen in young hens as their egg-laying equipment gets into gear, sometimes more than one ovum is released at a time leading to "double yolkers"

They're prized in this house every time we get new hens....

haybob

allthedoyles wrote: »

Bought large eggs last week , and they all seem to have 2 yellows .

The seller did say that they were laid by a young hen.

Some of the family feel uncomfortable eating these

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Are they normal eggs ?

How long would freshly laid free range eggs be expected to last in fridge ?

Firstly I take it your from the town
are the townie types allowed to post here mods?????

Its called a double egg and it fine

Not sure about how long an egg will last n the fridge personally I wouldn't eat a egg more than a week old but than again I have 6 hens outside

emmet the rover

haybob wrote: »

Firstly I take it your from the town
are the townie types allowed to post here mods?????

Its called a double egg and it fine

Not sure about how long an egg will last n the fridge personally I wouldn't eat a egg more than a week old but than again I have 6 hens outside

agree with the above but will say if you have a old egg week or little more the egg whites make better meriagine/macarons

allthedoyles

haybob wrote: »

Firstly I take it your from the town
are the townie types allowed to post here mods?????

Its called a double egg and it fine

Just the type of reply I was expecting ...........Yes , you are spot on , we live in a town .

The statistics show that 60% of the population of Ireland live in towns , so it must be normal !

You are in a minority here .............I wonder have the other 40% all got hens ?

haybob

allthedoyles wrote: »

Just the type of reply I was expecting ...........Yes , you are spot on , we live in a town .

The statistics show that 60% of the population of Ireland live in towns , so it must be normal !

You are in a minority here .............I wonder have the other 40% all got hens ?

about being in the minority HERE ????

I'd have ye all locked in the towns if i had my way

whelan1

i used to work on a poultry farm and the eggs last for 3 weeks afair

pajero12

haybob wrote: »

about being in the minority HERE ????

I'd have ye all locked in the towns if i had my way

Dont be stupid, Everyone is entitled to post anywhere, No wonder townies think farmers are idiots!! :rolleyes:

To answer the original question, The eggs are perfect, As said above, it's because of the reproductive system of the young hen getting in order!

allthedoyles

Thanks for the positive replies , delighted to hear that these eggs are ok to eat.

Don't know what's wrong with poster 'haybob' - he seems to have a bee in his bonnet concerning townspeople .

But that type of hogwash could belong to a different thread .

whelan1

if you are unsure if an egg is ok to eat, put cold water in a pot and put the egg in to the water , if it floats its a bad one

Cicero

whelan1 wrote: »

if you are unsure if an egg is ok to eat, put cold water in a pot and put the egg in to the water , if it floats its a bad one

an excellent gem of information...thanks...:D

*I can see now what knowledge has been lost due to "best before dates" getting printed on eggs*:p

Muckit

Eggs don't need to be kept in a fridge

Askim

Muckit wrote: »

Eggs don't need to be kept in a fridge

i agree, keep mine in a press, i write the date on them & use within a month, if i am unsure i try the float test, as said above, if they pass i crack them into a cup & have a good sniff, if they are off you'll know, i use older eggs for cooking or baking.

i also find that eggs too fresh have powdery tasting whites

Chicken Run

older eggs are better for hardboiling too - really fresh ones won't peel and you lose loads of the white as it sticks to the shell.

chickenfarmer

Chicken Run wrote: »

they're fine to eat...commonly happen in young hens as their egg-laying equipment gets into gear, sometimes more than one ovum is released at a time leading to "double yolkers"

They're prized in this house every time we get new hens....

Correct. Most commonly seen in young hens that are just starting to lay or in hens that have been moulted. They are perfectly fine. Great for scrambled eggs. Can be a pain for people who need exact qtys for baking tho !

Eggs have a shelf life of 4 weeks. An important point to note though is that this is drastically reduced if you wash your eggs. Eggs are not to be washed. Egg shells are porous. By washing the eggs the protective layer is removed allowing bacteria into the egg.

CJhaughey

A traditional way of preserving eggs was to cover them in butter, this seals the shell and made them last longer.
You can still buy them in the English Market in Cork.

emmet the rover

i was fed a boiled egg every morning for the first 5years of my life and now cannot stand them.

Chicken Run

chickenfarmer wrote: »

An important point to note though is that this is drastically reduced if you wash your eggs. Eggs are not to be washed. Egg shells are porous. By washing the eggs the protective layer is removed allowing bacteria into the egg.

on the back of that, how do commercial egg-packaging plants clean the eggs then ? genuine question.

We keep hens and I'd generally wipe the odd really pooey egg with a damp rag...

JohnBoy

I think haybob was taking the piss, relax.


got a box recently, four of the six were doubles. I was gutted, I was making carbonara and only wanted the whites. double yolk eggs should always be fried. mmmmmmmm

chickenfarmer

Chicken Run wrote: »

on the back of that, how do commercial egg-packaging plants clean the eggs then ? genuine question.

We keep hens and I'd generally wipe the odd really pooey egg with a damp rag...

commercial egg packing plants are mostly all caged hens. The cages are designed in that when an egg is laid its rolls away from the birds out onto a collection belt. the number of dirty eggs is very little. Some do get washed but in a special washing solution. This solution leaves a residue on the egg as it dries to replace the natural coating of the egg. When we were in breeders we had 6800 hens so about 5500 eggs a day. We were not allowed to wash the eggs by the hatchery. (you can tell by the look of them if they have been washed) so as you can imagine I hated the sight of dirty eggs. What we used to clean them with were the foam sanding blocks. Most important thing was to try and keep the nests clean. This would reduce the number of dirty eggs.

emmet the rover

JohnBoy wrote: »

I think haybob was taking the piss, relax.


got a box recently, four of the six were doubles. I was gutted, I was making carbonara and only wanted the whites. double yolk eggs should always be fried. mmmmmmmm

use the yoke/yokes for a carbonara not the albumen

wallycool

Egg within an egg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umy4FU6XxMY