washing eggs

  1. T

    Speckles part of bloom?

    I only have 6 hens and 3 of them lay speckled eggs. They are all different breeds but when I wash the eggs the speckles just wipe right off. Is that normal? I just assumed the speckles were apart of the egg shell not the bloom. Or am I washing eggs too roughly? I use a soft rag, warm water, and...
  2. G

    Handling Eggs

    Hi! This is my first year raising chickens (we have 4) and they are beginning to regularly lay eggs. I’ve seen many posts on safe handling of eggs but I had a few questions. I have decided to refrigerate our eggs. I know many say to refrigerate without washing to preserve bloom which I plan on...
  3. pattijoiner

    If you sell eggs....

    If you sell your eggs, Do you wash them immediately after getting them out of the coop? Or right before you sell them?
  4. rascal66

    First incubation for 2020!

    I feel like I'm addicted to chickens...!!!:love Anyways, just this past Sunday I popped 72 eggs into the incubator! I'm using a Brinsea Ovaeasy 100. This thing has been amazing and I'm almost always at a high hatch/success rate. The last round i did only had 2 eggs out of 54 that didn't...
  5. Lazy Farmer

    DO YOU WASH & REFRIGERATE YOUR EGGS?-

    I came across this interesting video upon researching a statement made previously by a potential egg customer here and at my self service egg stand. I keep a big metal bell on my egg stand for customers to let me know if they need change or if I have sold out. Yesterday the bell sounded and I...
  6. MichelleKing

    Washing eggs before incubation - reason/how to

    do you or do you not wash your eggs prior to incubation? I wash mine. I have had phenomenal hatch rates on quail, Serama, silkie, maran, ameraucana, and many more. So here’s the deal- I did research and I think it’s a good practice. I ONLY do this when I have super valuable eggs that will...
  7. T

    Is it true????

    I either heard this or I dreamed it.......some people prefer not to wash freshly layed eggs before they eat them. Is it true, and if it is what is the rationale? Sounds like an old wives tale to me!
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