Lately we have not been getting many eggs from our 3 hens -- one was broody, one doesn't lay every day, and the other we knew had a hidden nest somewhere.
Today we found the nest with 8 eggs in it between a fence and an outbuilding in a tiny space that we thought we had blocked off. So it's been in the 80's for quite a while here during the day (goes down to 50's-60's most nights). Would the eggs be any good? I assume that she has laid them in the past 10 -12 days as she is our best layer (when she isn't broody - LOL). We will try to get them out before we block that area with more wire, but they won't be easy to reach.
Can you really depend on the water-float test??
Today we found the nest with 8 eggs in it between a fence and an outbuilding in a tiny space that we thought we had blocked off. So it's been in the 80's for quite a while here during the day (goes down to 50's-60's most nights). Would the eggs be any good? I assume that she has laid them in the past 10 -12 days as she is our best layer (when she isn't broody - LOL). We will try to get them out before we block that area with more wire, but they won't be easy to reach.

Can you really depend on the water-float test??