The yolk's on you, twice, with N.S. company's eggs
04.11.2008 13:02
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- Source: cbc.ca
Young hens from one Nova Scotia producer appear to be beating the odds by producing what seems to be an unusual proportion of eggs with double yolks. "You never come across this many," said Mark Tingley, a breakfast chef with Esquire Restaurant, cracking egg after egg with two yolks inside. "I don't know it's unheard of in 16 years of doing it.… Crazy. I don't know. I gotta sit down. This is nuts." Experts say the odds of finding such an egg are about one in 1,000. But CBC News bought nine dozen EdenValley brand eggs, and eight of those cartons were full of eggs with double yolks — that's 96 eggs out of 108. EdenValley Farms, located in Port Williams, says the double-yolk phenomenon in its eggs is directly linked to the age of its flock. "The younger the flock, the more double yolks you're going to have," said farm manager Ted Corkum. "That's just the way it is." A chicken will lay a double-yolk egg when its reproductive system releases two yolks or egg cells at the same time, something a hen is more likely to do when it's on the brink of maturity. Older hens generally lay only eggs with single yolks. And there's no reason to be concerned by the appearance of twice as much yellow stuff, either. The eggs appear to be quite normal otherwise, said Alex Oderkirk, a poultry specialist with the agricultural consulting firm Agra Point. "They are normal other than they've got that second yolk in them," he said "It's quite normal — nothing spooky here." RelatedInternal LinksBLOG: Food bytesConsumer HeadlinesHigh-tech, traditional on display at showcase of hot holiday toysParents on the hunt for the buzz-worthy children's toys for the holidays will find both high-tech and traditional items on the list heading into the busiest shopping season of the year.Amid oil-fuelled worries, St. John's revives neighbourhood watch programSt. John's city council has voted unanimously to revive a program to help residents curb crime in their own neighbourhoods. Gas prices hover at around 85 cents in Toronto areaGasoline is selling at a two-year low across the GTA, after dropping almost seven cents a litre overnight.Milk: it does a pocketbook good?Besides calcium and protein, you may be getting a deal with that jug of milk.Goodbye to cellphone system access fees?The cellphone system access fee may be heading toward extinction with reports that Rogers Communications Inc. is relaunching its Fido discount brand without the hated charge. Consumer Life FeaturesECONOMYGeographyWorld's next great cities IN DEPTHE. coliFAQsSAFETYRecalls and AdvisoriesBLOGFood BytesTightening the belt before dinnerVIDEOMoneyBartering makes a comeback (2:26)COMM-ODDITIESMoneyAs economy melts away, so does New York sculpturePeople who read this also read …
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