You said: “Floating an egg will only tell one how old it might be.”
Exactly. That is why I said it is a way to test the “freshness.” The freshness relates directly to the age of an egg. So your comment that my statement is inaccurate, is itself inaccurate.
You said: They float due to...
Whether you store your eggs in or out of the refrigerator, you can test the freshness on an egg by laying it gently in a bowl (I use a large tea glass) and filling it with cool water. If the egg lays on the bottom it is fresh enough to eat. If it floats, you do NOT want to eat it.
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I just lost my second chicken this week.
The worm looks a lot like a maggot (fly larvae) to me. The problem is, I don't know if it came out of her, or was on her, because she had been laying in the same spot since last evening.
Thanks is advance.
Thank you Sumi. I have a cage that will do the trick.
I also have coworkers who I could probaby talk out of a couple of fertilized eggs. If I go that route, will it become a routine for her until I have my own rooster?
Hi, I'm new here and also a newbie at raising chickens. Any help would be appreciated.
I currently only have three chickens; one black australorp and two golden sex links. All have been laying for about one year and I usually get two or three eggs a day. The australorp's eggs have always been...