Double yolk eggs: The Egg Is the Income
I learned about double yolk eggs the hard way, and now the egg is the first thing I count.
The Egg
When it comes to double yolk eggs, young bird double drop. The egg is the product, and the product is the pay, so the grower who reads the egg reads the margin. The carton on the counter is the flock's report card, and the report is the only one that pays. Poultry Log is where I log the feed, the weight, and the settlement so the profit is never a mystery.
The grower who ignores double yolk eggs sells the egg blind, and the blind seller takes the price the buyer gives, because the price he cannot prove is the price he does not keep. The record in Poultry Log marks the egg with the cost so the price is real and the margin is his.
Why It Happens
Most of the time with double yolk eggs it comes down to immature cycle. The cause is almost never mystery, it is the feed, the light, or the bird. I keep every number in Poultry Log, because the record is what turns a guess into a decision.
The grower who treats the egg and not the cause treats the same dozen twice, and the second costs more. Poultry Log keeps the cause with the date so the skip is visible.
What I Do
When I see double yolk eggs I note the bird. Then enjoy the odd. Finally log the date. I do them in that order because the calm fix beats the panic fix, and the bird feels the calm more than the hurry. Poultry Log is the one app I open before I close the house, not after I forgot what happened.
The grower who scrambles the fix scrambles the carton, and the carton carries the scramble to the buyer who never comes back. The log in Poultry Log marks the action so the next egg is clean and the next buyer stays.
The Tip
My tip for double yolk eggs is to a fun sell. It is the quiet call that turns a good egg into a selling one, so I make it before the carton closes. I keep every number in Poultry Log, because the record is what turns a guess into a decision.
The grower who skips the tip skips the premium, and the premium is the one the record would have caught. Poultry Log flags the call so the skip has nowhere to hide.
Log the Egg
I write my double yolk eggs eggs in Poultry Log with the count and the cost, because the egg is the moment the bird meets the money. Poultry Log keeps the log I used to lose on a scrap of paper stuck to the feed bin.
Dealing with double yolk eggs is the moment the flock meets the ledger, and the grower who logs it turns an egg into a traced income the buyer can trust. Poultry Log is where that income lives for me.
Where Poultry Log Fits
I switched to Poultry Log because it is the only app I found that is built around the chicken house and the flock profit, not a generic farm tab. Give it one flock and let the cost per bird decide. The records you already keep will do more, and the ones you miss will finally show.