What does it mean when an egg floats?

I just saw this. Pitch the egg pronto. It is spoiled
Faithgirl

 

I know when many kids become spoiled, they get spanked. Many parents say that helps them.

Perhaps spanking the egg would help it not be spoiled anymore.

:applause:

 

Spanking the egg won't help... well, I don't think it will.

But this got me thinking. Maybe we're supposed to throw out the spoiled kid! Just a thought.

 

Let the yolks begin...

 

You all are cracking me up...:laugh:

 

These puns are brought to you by Shell ™.

 

Wish I'd thought about that a long time ago.

 

Not sure about that...but employing this logic, we should stop beating when the kid no longer floats...

 

:laugh: :laugh: I have nothing to add, I just wanted to laugh! ROFL :laugh: :laugh:

 

SOTP it, rbell!

 

Far more truth in this post, than most are giving you credit for! :thumbs:

For once a fertilized egg begins to have a chick develop inside, it will float, I believe.

One good quick check is to see if the egg feels smooth, as opposed to rough. If the egg feels very smooth and very slightly oily, the hen has been trying to "set" on the egg so it will hatch. This is one reason the floors of modern laying cages are sloped where the egg hopefullly rolls out through an opening into a collection area, just to prevent this from happening.

However, if a hen is ready to set, she sometimes can 'catch' the egg before is rolls away, she will 'pull' it back under her body, and hold it there, starting the incubation process with her body heat. She may well stand when laying the next egg, allowing it to roll on out of the cage, which sometimes happens, allowing a 'bad egg' to get mixed in among the 'good' ones.

Not just some folklore, we used to have many chickens, on our farm, and both my aunt and uncle, and another neighbor both produced a lot of chickens and eggs for sale, both having large "chicken houses", for that time.

Ed

 

I think that this will make me think twice before I eat a floating egg again!!!

 

One chicken is wearing an inflatable vest?

 

Had a friend whose wife was Filipino and he loved balut. Anyone ever try it?

http://my_sarisari_store.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/balut1.jpg

 

I saw this on tv a few weeks ago and thought of this thread. If an egg floats, throw it out, it's rotten.