For those selling eggs...

[Taliasun]

Do you wash the eggs that you sell? At what point? How do you store the eggs between collection time and sale time? How long is that time period usually?
Did I ask enough questions? haha...

 

[AlleysChicks]

Yes, & I wash just prior to selling them. They are stored in the fridge before and after washing. Uh the longest I have eggs in the fridge is 2 weeks. I usually go through eggs quickly when I have customers.

 

[anvia]

Ideally I never wash... the house should be clean enough... as should the chickens bums.... washing destroys the film nature coats each egg with.... poo on eggs = a problem.
Any poo contaminated ones I tend to keep for us and I wash immediately before we use.... but to be honest they are few and far between.
We keep ours in a cold pantry & they sell faster than I can store - so storage not an issue here.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Do not wash customers know the bloom is important fridge not needed I do but have cockerel now name Boo he is good boy but because he is here do not need eggs turning into chicks stop that with fridge

 

[aart]

I don't wash the eggs I sell, they are stored on the kitchen counter, eggs are sold within a week or maybe two.

Any dirty ones are washed and I eat them.

 

[Folly's place]

I wash and refrigerate all of my eggs daily.
Mary

 

[GC-Raptor]

I wash under very warm running water, air dry, put in cartons and refrigerate.
I date carton when full.
Non-Perfect eggs go in my carton. GC

 

[lazy gardener]

Clean eggs do not get washed. They do not need to be refrigerated.
Any eggs with skid marks get washed and refrigerated.
Any eggs that are stained, or less than perfect go in a carton for my families use.
I intend to have a 2 week or less turn around time for eggs.

Never too many questions. Also, in some states, you need a permit to sell eggs. In some states, they must be washed, and put in new cartons as well as refrigerated. My state allows recycle of clean cartons.