The invention relates to an egg-examining device, comprising a sampling device (3), by means of which a liquid sample to be taken can be taken from an egg (18) of a rack (13) loaded with eggs, comprising a feeding device (1) for feeding the rack (13) loaded with eggs to the sampling device (3), and comprising a control unit (6), by means of which the feeding device (1) and the sampling device (3) can be controlled. The problem addressed by the invention is that of specifying more accurate sampling of eggs. This problem is solved in that the feeding device (1) is designed in such a way that the feeding device feeds the rack (13) to the sampling device (3) at an oblique angle of between 20° and 80° to a plane perpendicular to the direction of gravity. A lifting-out device (2) is provided, by means of which the egg (18) can be lifted out of the rack (13) and by means of which the egg (18) can be put into a sampling position, in which the liquid amount to be taken can be taken from the egg (18) by means of the sampling device (3), wherein the lifting-out device (2) can be controlled by means of the control unit (6).
