My wife recently broke three eggs into the frying pan in quick succession, and all were double-yolked. Does this mean there would have been three sets of chicken twins?
• Double-yolked eggs are the result of two ova coming from the ovary within a very short time. This occurs more frequently in young birds approaching their peak laying, but it is unusual to find them in standard eggs graded for sale because double-yolkers are usually removed and sold for special culinary purposes.
It is feasible, if rare, for an egg with two ova to be fertilised. If this does happen, a…
