Silly question. do quails eggs float in water or are they addled, went to boil some & some were floating.?!


Question: I would think the floating eggs are bad,just like a bad chicken egg will float.


Answers: I would think the floating eggs are bad,just like a bad chicken egg will float.

Fortunately, a simple test exists to determine if an egg is as edible as it looks. There is a small air pocket in the large end of an egg. When the egg is fresh, the pocket is only about 1/8th of an inch deep and about as large around as a dime. As the egg ages, it loses both moisture and carbon dioxide so that the size of the air space increases, making the egg (among other things) more buoyant. So, if you submerge a very fresh egg in water, it will lie on the bottom. An egg that is a week or so old will lie on the bottom but bob slightly. An egg that is three weeks or so old will balance on its small end. And bad egg will float.





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