Buried eggs

[tav1]

I have 1 silkie 3 reds.they did slow down on the laying ...north east weather ya know. Maybe 2 day or so .
So today I dug up at least 10 eggs probably been there for awhile,you think there any good.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

You can do a float test on them, if they float, You probably shouldn’t eat them and if they sink they should be okay to eat. I would just throw them out if I were you.

 

[aart]

The float test will only tell you if eggs are older (the older they are the more they will float), it will not tell you if they are 'bad' or 'good'. Need to open them up one at a time in a dish and use your eyes and nose to tell if they are 'bad' before adding to cooking pan or recipe.

Not sure I'd eat them, where were they buried?
Could scramble them up and feed back to the birds.

 

[Runt of the Flock]

The float test will only tell you if eggs are older (the older they are the more they will float), it will not tell you if they are 'bad' or 'good'. Need to open them up one at a time in a dish and use your eyes and nose to tell if they are 'bad' before adding to cooking pan or recipe.

Not sure I'd eat them, where were they buried?
Could scramble them up and feed back to the birds.

The float test is an indication of the gases of a rotting egg in the shell. The float test is not only an indication of age but also of if they are edible. Scrambling the eggs and giving the eggs back doesn't sound like a bad idea.

 

[aart]

The float test is an indication of the gases of a rotting egg in the shell.

Nope...not gas from rotting....just air cell growth from evaporation.
Tho a rotten egg would probably float.