Cleaning and storing fresh eggs

Great article!
I don’t often see dirty eggs but I have a pencil so I can write the date I collected them on the blunt end, so I know how old each is. I only warm water wash and use a blue scrubber to remove dirt before use, as I keep all my eggs in the fridge for longevity- no cracked egg goes in there ever, they are removed and eaten first. Never had a problem with a bad egg yet.

For a newbie, this is very helpful. I do have a question… my chickens are 11 weeks old and they are sleeping in nest boxes now. They started on the coop floor but this week they moved to one of the nest boxes and spilled to the adjacent one. There are roosting bars above the nesting boxes. Is this something I need to watch or worry about?

So helpful. Thank you!

I truly support this post. It has helped with so many questions we had thoughts about. We appreciate the information for it is so valuable to the each of us. Thank you all so much…

Thank you for this article. I have read so many different articles that left me extremely confused that had conflicting information. This is more clear. I appreciate it more than you know!

A great article on cleaning and storing eggs, thank you!

Thanks for this information, it's very helpful. Even to an old chicken keeper like me. Never hurts to update your knowledge basic.

Thanks for the informative article. Especially the point about water temp for washing. My friend sold commercially and she told me they state of Illinois said the hottest water possible for the shortest possible time. Thank you for the science on why not to use cold.

Good info, especially on how long an egg can sit in transport and store before you buy it. I rarely ever wash my eggs, when I was selling eggs my customers all requested unwashed eggs so they could store them outside the fridge. Washing an egg means shelf storage is quite unsafe since it can damage or remove the natural "bloom" that protects an egg from bacteria until the hen is ready to sit and hatch it.

Another way to store eggs that will last for a couple YEARS is by water glassing them!

I had several hundred water glassed at one time.

This was very helpful. Most of my eggs are clean when I gather them, but once in a while I get a dirty smudge. Then I clean it.

Informative!

Do fertilized eggs need to be refrigerated sooner to prevent development?

Very good information, given in a concise article.
Here is an in-depth study from the 70s about the best way to store fresh eggs. Folks might be surprised at the results:
https://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zmaz77ndzgoe

Thanks for taking the time to write this informative article. Good stuff

Nice, easy read and quite informative! I do a little of each cleaning technique and both have worked well. I gather our eggs in a basket and transfer to paper cartons for storage. So far, so good!!!

Informative article!

Great article !

It's always good to find interesting articles on this lovely site.
The suggestion of a soft buff of soiled eggs is a great idea, it's now on my list of good habits! :frow

My two new Sexlink hens Peeka & Boo are producing 2 huge eggs a day. I was just wondering how to best store them and it was answered in this article. One question what should I do with frozen eggs that crack? :wee

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