Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

[PattieTheDuck]

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ITS VERY HELPFUL WITH DARK OR HARD TO CANDLE EGGS SUCH AS BUTTON QUAIL, COTURNIX, AND ESPECIALLY MOST PHEASANT EGGS

I tested this way yesterday on my button quail eggs, and was able to toss out the empty egg while keeping the eggs that probably developed. However, I am afraid there may have been cracks in the eggs due to the fact that they were shipped. Since the eggs were so hard to candle, I did not see cracks, but the surfaces of them are uneven and I keep thinking there may be a crack.

 

[Nabiki]

I tested this way yesterday on my button quail eggs, and was able to toss out the empty egg while keeping the eggs that probably developed. However, I am afraid there may have been cracks in the eggs due to the fact that they were shipped. Since the eggs were so hard to candle, I did not see cracks, but the surfaces of them are uneven and I keep thinking there may be a crack.

I've said this at least three times in this thread, but float testing is a good way to kill a chick. It will tell when a chick is already dead, but is also likely to kill one that is alive. Egg shells are porous and the extra water isn't good for the chick, and unless you are extremely careful with the water temperature, the temperature change is also quite the shock to their systems.

 

[PattieTheDuck]

I've said this at least three times in this thread, but float testing is a good way to kill a chick. It will tell when a chick is already dead, but is also likely to kill one that is alive. Egg shells are porous and the extra water isn't good for the chick, and unless you are extremely careful with the water temperature, the temperature change is also quite the shock to their systems.

I did so because all the eggs were extremely dark and I could not see anything in them at all, even though it was barely day 12. I did make sure to use warm water though

 

[Nabiki]

I did so because all the eggs were extremely dark and I could not see anything in them at all, even though it was barely day 12. I did make sure to use warm water though

It's better not to candle at all than to do a float test. This is also a 15 year old thread.