Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[xScrunchee]

2 of my 6 quails are now laying

 

Today I decided to boil a few of the eggs, the oldest egg being only 11 days old but when I put them into a saucepan of cold water, one of them floated

It wasn't just a little more floaty than the others-it completely floated on the surface of the water so I took it out and didn't boil it. In a way I am pleased that I didn't fry it or else I wouldn't have known.

 

I am confused now as 11 days is not old at all.

I have not been keeping them in the fridge however I read that they last 3-4 weeks at room temperature and 4-5 weeks in the fridge.

 

Does anyone know if the floaty egg would have been ok or if not-why would it have gone bad???

 

Thank you all

[rufusrooster]

maybee it had a hairline crack in the shell ? ive just started with quail and because of the shell colouring it must be very difficult to se a cracked shell, did you crack the egg open ? did it look or smell bad ?

for the sake of one egg though i would have done the same, no point risking it.

[xScrunchee]

Ooo, didn't think of a hair line crack to be honest. Possible I guess.

I think from now on-before cooking them I will always just put them in a jug of water.

 

I still have the egg-will go and open it now I think but even if it seems ok, I doubt I would risk eating it.

Will let you know how it appears

[xScrunchee]

Yuk!!!

The yolk was half brown.

 

No idea what it smelt like because I held my breath!!!

 

Mmm, hoping that it was a tiny crack or something which made it go bad.

How long do other people store quail eggs for??

 

xx

[xScrunchee]

Sorry-just bumping this up because I wanted to find out how other people store quails eggs and for how long.

I haven't kept them in the fridge-should I?

Thank you

[Chucky Mama]

I don't keep chicken eggs in the fridge but when I buy quails eggs I always keep them in the fridge but I am not really sure why They do have very fragile shells so it may well have been a crack. I am sure that I have kept shop bought eggs in the fridge for a week or so before with no problems.

[xScrunchee]

Maybe I will have to keep them in the fridge.

I think I will suggest to people who I give them to, to put them in water to make sure that they don't float before frying/scrambling etc.