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Common egg quality problems

Approximately 2% of all chicken eggs has some defect, ranging from minor, barely noticeable faults to downright alarming deformities.

By sumi · Aug 27, 2013 · Updated May 3, 2016 · 373.2K · 93

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Author:: sumi

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