Alexandria woman discovers four yolks in one egg

ALEXANDRIA — It was just a normal Friday morning for Sandy Steinberg until it came time to cook breakfast.

“At first glance I thought I had broken the yolk,” Steinberg said.

But what she had actually just cracked open was a quadruple-yolk egg. According to the British Egg Information Service, the odds of discovering a quadruple-yolker are one in 11 billion, according to a press release from Dakota Layers.

Steinberg grew up on a farm in South Dakota and spent many hours as a kid washing eggs before taking them to a store in Alpena in exchange for groceries. Now, 70 years old and living in Alexandria, Sandy, along with some fellow church goers accepted a request to bake cookies as part of a gift basket for the elderly. After purchasing a few extra Dakota Layers eggs from County Fair Food Store in Mitchell, she decided to fry a couple for breakfast.

“So overwhelmed that I received that gift; I grew up on a farm, and raised chickens myself for years, so I realize how rare it was,” Steinberg said.

Dakota Layers is a family-owned and operated egg farm located just outside of Flandreau that started business in 1999 and housed their first hens in 2001. More than 100,000 dozen eggs are produced every day from the 1.35 million hens housed at the farm. Dakota Layers provides over 70 jobs in the community and contributes eggs to food pantries and several charitable events.

1/2: Sandy Steinberg, of Alexandria, discovered a quadruple-yolk egg in the batch of eggs she purchased from County Pride in Mitchell recently. According to the British Egg Information Service, the odds of finding a quadruple-yolk egg are one in 11 billion. (Submitted Photo)

2/2: Sandy Steinberg, of Alexandria, discovered a quadruple-yolk egg in the batch of eggs she purchased from County Pride in Mitchell recently. According to the British Egg Information Service, the odds of finding a quadruple-yolk egg are one in 11 billion. (Submitted Photo)