Use plenty of fresh bedding as well as keeping juvenile roos out. Also a diet that is high enough in fiber to keep their poop solid instead of runny. Grass and (I swear) dirt seem to help in their diet.
Had a young roo get in with the hens and an old roo. He was hiding from the old roo in the nesting box where the girls decided to lay. He pooped all over 7 eggs. Otherwise the vast majority of my eggs are clean enough to give away.
Eggs are porous so washing them puts the bacteria, which is on the outside, to within the egg shell itself. I agree with just putting them in a carton and put them in the fridge. That way you will not contaminate your fridge. Then clean them prior to cooking and cook well. i.e. no soft or sunny side up eggs. Hard or hard boiled or thoroughly scrambled.
Had a young roo get in with the hens and an old roo. He was hiding from the old roo in the nesting box where the girls decided to lay. He pooped all over 7 eggs. Otherwise the vast majority of my eggs are clean enough to give away.
Eggs are porous so washing them puts the bacteria, which is on the outside, to within the egg shell itself. I agree with just putting them in a carton and put them in the fridge. That way you will not contaminate your fridge. Then clean them prior to cooking and cook well. i.e. no soft or sunny side up eggs. Hard or hard boiled or thoroughly scrambled.
