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AZKat said:
You can store them on either the counter or the fridge, depending on how long you are going to need to store them.  The best source of information on storing eggs comes from an older Mother Earth News article (I refuse to call it "old" because it was published the year I was born!) that you can read for free on their website: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1977-11-01/Fresh-Eggs.aspx
Its especially interesting because they tested out a whole bunch of methods for preserving eggs.  The quick summary is that when kept on the counter at around 70 degrees, the eggs were still safe to eat after a month, although past their prime.  In a sealed container in the fridge, the eggs were in good shape 'almost fresh' after 7 months.  That result matches pretty well with my own experience keeping eggs in the fridge, although I usually eat my eggs by the time they are 3 or 4 months old, because we go through a lot of eggs.  I've also read that in the first half of the 20th century, it was common practice to buy eggs in the spring and early summer, when they were plentiful and cheap, and then store them in vast refrigerated warehouses until winter, when they would fetch a higher price.  Personally, I start to build up a stockpile of eggs in the spring, so I have enough to get through July and August without needing to buy eggs.

 
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Very nice article that really does answer my question...thank you...
 
Hi Everyone,
We live in Glendale and my 9year old daughter is interested in entering her Speckled Sussex at the fair next year. Does anyone know how we go about doing that? What do we do to prepare my daughter and her hen. We are first time chicken keepers. Her hen is 5 months old and is okay with being picked up and looked at.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated :)
 
holy moly beehappy! what did you do?????????? i vaguely remember talking to you the other day
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never try to tell me anything when i have had a migraine and have been medicated. my aunt let me walk into my silkie coop with my runniing shoes on instead of my mucking boots. i looked down and my shoes were covered in poo and shavings and i had no clue what was going on. that was a mighty good shot in the rump!

and the silkies are very nice quality!!!! everyone should go buy a trio! i have quite a few myself, i think about 10 or so from that breeder in all sorts of lovely colors, but i am keeping them.
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beehappy4ever said:
Then my lovely endearing husband comes home from work and hands me a brown little bag and says I got you something I open it to find 3 royal palm poults and proceeds to say "you need to set up a new brooder for them that chickens have never been in and here is their special feed.
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What an awesome guy! It looks like you're doing awesome things up there, don't let the naysayers get you down.
 
pastrymama said:
holy moly beehappy! what did you do?????????? i vaguely remember talking to you the other day :lau  never try to tell me anything when i have had a migraine and have been medicated. my aunt let me walk into my silkie coop with my runniing shoes on instead of my mucking boots. i looked down and my shoes were covered in poo and shavings and i had no clue what was going on. that was a mighty good shot in the rump!

and the silkies are very nice quality!!!! everyone should go buy a trio! i have quite a few myself, i think about 10 or so from that breeder in all sorts of lovely colors, but i am keeping them. :oops:
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I Know that feeling.
 

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