A nan who cracked open four double-yolked eggs in one go says she might buy a lottery ticket after the sudden rush of luck.

Karen Paine, who lives near Oak Lane, Minster, made the unusual discovery after she bought a dozen XL eggs from Brambledown Farm Shop along Lower Road on Sheppey.

The 62-year-old, who moved to the Island from Rainham in 2019, said: “For the first four years we lived on Sheppey we’d never been to the farm shop but now it’s the only place we buy our eggs because they’re so lovely.

“My partner and I bought a dozen XL eggs on our way to Park Farm, near Bodiam, as we were camping there over the weekend.

“You’re allowed to have campfires there so when we cracked open the eggs to make our breakfast we were surprised to see four of them were all double-yolkers – what are the chances?”

The Maidstone-based mental health nurse said the experience has definitely made her keener to shop from local businesses.

The nan continued: “When we cracked the first egg we were quite shocked to see it as you usually go years without seeing one.

“Some people never see one in person so when we opened the second, the third and the fourth we were surprised each time.

“Since moving to Sheppey I do try to buy from our local shops more. If we can support our local businesses it strengthens our community.”

For those who believe in superstitions, a double-yolked egg is said to mean several things.

It can range from signifying good luck, an imminent new beginning, or that a woman is going to be pregnant with twins.

However, a darker superstition in Norse mythology claims double yolks can also mean someone in your family is going to die.

According to Pete & Gerry’s, an egg farm in the US, only one in every 1,000 eggs laid will be a double-yolker.

Karen added: “It was quite funny to see and it did make us smile when we made our breakfast.

“I don’t usually believe superstitions but after finding out how rare double-yolkers are I might just buy a lottery ticket.”

The mum-of-two shared her find on Facebook and was inundated with hundreds of likes.

One person commented: “I’ve also had all double-yolkers too from there.”

Someone else said: “We bought a dozen eggs from Brambledown Farm Shop and all 12 were double-yolkers!”

Another added: “Me too, I had a whole box of 12 a few weeks back and every single one was a double-yolk.”

Brambledown Farm Shop store manager Alex Dent explained that double-yolks occur as a byproduct of rapid ovulation which often happens with young hens.

Alex, from Bayview, said: “It’s lovely to hear all the positive feedback about our store.

“I took two boxes of eggs on a camping trip myself in June and every one of those was a double-yolker.”

Brambledown Farm Shop was set up by Edward Condon as the Egg Barn in the 1960s.

It was extended but later burnt down in 2000 and the new farm shop opened in 2002. Alex joined the team in 2005.

He continued: “Although we get a lot of our produce from Kent – such as our fruit, vegetables and honey – we do get our eggs from a farm in Surrey.

“This is because following the egg shortage the farm still ticks all the boxes for us.”

Brambledown Farm shop sells six XL eggs for £1.50.

Alex, who has been a manager at the shop for three years, added: “Where we are located on the Island is out the way a little bit so we’re really appreciative of people taking the time to come and buy our products.

“We try to go above and beyond in everything we do.”