Are quail eggs supposed to float?

[mr.majestik]

I am incubating 100 quail eggs and have 20 or so left over. I decided to pickle some (mmm mm good) and was washing them when I noticed they all floated in the rinsing bowl. Now I have heard fresh chicken eggs sink and bad ones float but does this apply to quail eggs as well? I cracked one and it seemed fine. Any help would be most appreciated.

 

[Buster]

You know I had the same question the other day because I boiled 9 eggs and one floated. I just took the floater out and ate the rest because of what I've heard about chicken eggs. I'm assuming the same rule applies.

 

[spookyevilone]

No, they shouldn't. It means either:
1) Egg gone bad
2) Dehydrated too much in the fridge - still safe to eat but rubbery like whoa.
3) Developed chick near hatching inside. (found that one out the hard way when I thought a late-term floater meant bad egg.. doh)

I crack 'em if they float after boiling and if they're not stinkers, feed 'em to animals. If they float before boiling, they go right down the garbage disposal.

-Spooky

 

[Buster]

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Glad I got that right the other day when I was boiling them. Whew!

 

[Bettacreek]

Good to know.

Going to do a quick hijack, lol. Are quail egg membranes supposed to be so thick? I had a few that I cracked, and I actually had an easier time cutting them with cuticle scissors than I did cracking them on the counter. Were they old? They were being incubated, so I'm hoping that's what the problem was...

 

[Teach97]

I have found that quail eggs start floating a lot quicker than chicken eggs and have not found them to be "that bad" but just the same I usually feed those to the rats...

 

[spookyevilone]

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Quail membranes are thick and a pain in the rear. I actually don't bother cracking shells, I just soak 'em in white vinegar for a few hours until the shell dissolves and then I cut a small tear in the membrane with a knife and peel it off. It's like a small sheet of rubber. First time I saw it, I was surprised my eggs EVER hatched

Let's hear it for egg teeth.
-Spooky