The Egg Float Test

Great article, however, more photos would have helped.
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Accurate information 👌

In the USA eggs should be cleaned prior to selling, so I actually do a float test as well as clean my eggs prior to taking to the local market. I also candle the eggs with an LED flashlight, as once in awhile there will be a tiny crack & need to be discarded...yes, there can be slight cracks in outer shell, even after passing the float test.
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Nice article! Informative with good use of graphics. I do agree that a blurb to reiterate that this method should not be used for incubation/hatching purposes would be a nice addition!
Nice explanation of the float test with good graphics as well.

I would like to add that the float test should NOT be used to test if an egg is good/the chick is alive during incubating, as is sometimes recommended. It is not accurate for that purpose.
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