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How many people wash their eggs?

Poll Results: So are you an egg washer?

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 42% (81)
    yes, wash them before you store them
  • 48% (94)
    no, wash after, when you are ready to use/sell
  • 2% (4)
    sandpaper/bucket of sand before you store them
192 Total Votes  
post #1 of 65
12/24/09 at 5:36pm
Thread Starter 

SO are you an egg washer?

select as many apply

i can come off a little strong...i tend to speak first then later put my foot in my mouth


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i can come off a little strong...i tend to speak first then later put my foot in my mouth


Remember just because you read it on the internet does not make it true research everything carefully and act accordingly
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post #2 of 65
12/24/09 at 5:37pm

with water that is all. smile Some of them get a bit dirty so I like to NOT have poopy eggs in my fridge.

2 Boston Terriers, 2 Paraketts, 1 Zebra Finch, 1 Desert Tortoise, 3 Golden Sebrights, 2 Silver Sebrights, a German Spitzhauben, 3 Polish, 2 EE's, 3 Red Silkies, 2 White Silkies, and a Modern Game Bantam, a Khaki Campbell, a Cayuga, and a mean Piegon.
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2 Boston Terriers, 2 Paraketts, 1 Zebra Finch, 1 Desert Tortoise, 3 Golden Sebrights, 2 Silver Sebrights, a German Spitzhauben, 3 Polish, 2 EE's, 3 Red Silkies, 2 White Silkies, and a Modern Game Bantam, a Khaki Campbell, a Cayuga, and a mean Piegon.
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post #3 of 65
12/24/09 at 5:56pm

Just wash with water.

Have a great day!

Chris
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Have a great day!

Chris
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post #4 of 65
12/24/09 at 6:02pm

big_smile Thank you mjsdhs! big_smile

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Everything I say is fully substantiated by my own opinion!
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post #5 of 65
12/24/09 at 6:04pm

I use cool water and Dawn dish detergent.    marrie

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Live today like there's no tomorrow : THERE MAY NOT BE

Owned by 2 adorable yorkies

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post #6 of 65
12/24/09 at 7:56pm

I don't wash mine. the occasional dirty egg gets put in the dogs carton.

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post #7 of 65
12/24/09 at 8:00pm

I am a non-washer.  I keep my coop clean and the nests are never dirty.  Even if they have some mud skids or something, we go au' naturelle (or whatever!)  dirt & germs make us stronger!

Wife to wonderful openminded husband and mother to two girls, 5 furry kids & 25 feathered friends.
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Wife to wonderful openminded husband and mother to two girls, 5 furry kids & 25 feathered friends.
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post #8 of 65
12/24/09 at 8:08pm

I don't wash till their ready to go in the fridge, about once a week.

Wife to a wonderful Hubby, slave to 1 Chihuahua, 1 mini Dashound, 1 Dorky, 1 Aussie, 3 House cats, 1 feral cat(w/2 kittens) , to many chicks and chickens to count, 7 Turkeys,  2 bunny rabbits, 1 Pygmy goats, 11 Nigerians.

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Wife to a wonderful Hubby, slave to 1 Chihuahua, 1 mini Dashound, 1 Dorky, 1 Aussie, 3 House cats, 1 feral cat(w/2 kittens) , to many chicks and chickens to count, 7 Turkeys,  2 bunny rabbits, 1 Pygmy goats, 11 Nigerians.

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post #9 of 65
12/24/09 at 8:33pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cornychick 

I am a non-washer.  I keep my coop clean and the nests are never dirty.  Even if they have some mud skids or something, we go au' naturelle (or whatever!)  dirt & germs make us stronger!


That which does not kill you, only makes you stronger:D


I take them from the coop and put them in the cartons.

Repo

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post #10 of 65
12/24/09 at 8:36pm

I don't wash, but if you absolutely have to wash it's important to use hot water -- water hotter than the egg itself, not cool.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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