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post #1 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:10pm
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Just curious how many just use eggs as is right from the nest if there isn't visible poop on them. I'm talking for cooked eggs and dishes, not raw.

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post #2 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:11pm

I never wash my eggs....

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post #3 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:14pm

I don't think I've ever washed a chicken egg. Now, the duck eggs, that's another story lol.

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post #4 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:16pm

Why wash it if it's clean? wink  I have enough things to wash around here...

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post #5 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:27pm

I use them without washing, Why would you want to wash the bloom off?  If its dirty, it usually scapes off,  if its really bad I'd wash it right before cooking it.  The bloom its what protects the porous surface

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post #6 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:32pm

if their clean when i get them the most they get is rubbed on my shirt

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post #7 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:33pm

I never wash my eggs. If they're dirty enough to need washing they go back to the chickens or to the dog.

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post #8 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:36pm

Really? If they are in need of a wash you won't eat them? Huh... LOL.

All my eggs are always nice and clean looking. I think if I had an open top nest box that might be different...

At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

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At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

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Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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post #9 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:40pm
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Originally Posted by howfunkyisurchicken 

I never wash my eggs. If they're dirty enough to need washing they go back to the chickens or to the dog.


Exactly what I do. The girls love it when I beat up an egg or two for them to gobble up. But no, I never wash the eggs, no matter what it's going to be made into. If you wash it you wash off the bloom and all the bacteria get in. And then it's THE END of the Healthy Egg.

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post #10 of 321
10/20/11 at 3:48pm
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Originally Posted by NovaAman 

Really? If they are in need of a wash you won't eat them? Huh... LOL.

All my eggs are always nice and clean looking. I think if I had an open top nest box that might be different...


Its not that I WON'T eat them. I get enough eggs where we don't miss the dirty ones. Even though I share them with the chickens and dog I still have enough to share with my neighbors and family. So I figure, why give myself the extra chore of cleaning them when they can benefit my animals too.

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