Double the Yolk, Double the... Diapers?
If you ever cracked an egg and found two golden centers staring back at you, congratulations! According to centuries of folklore, someone might be shopping for a double stroller soon.
Today, when I gathered my girls’ eggs, one of them was massive in size. I assumed by the size that it was a double or triple yolk from my 5 year old broody hen, Frog. She rarely lays anymore but she’s happy to set on the younger hens’ eggs and occasionally pop out an oversized egg that shows that while her ability to produce eggs is dwindling, she is still quite happy to keep the brood going.
In Romani and Mexican traditions, the double yolk is the ultimate fertility forecast. The logic is as old-school as it gets: like produces like. Because the egg contains…
