can I eat these eggs???

[pinkwindsong]

Hi I had been missing a couple of my girls everyday and knew they wernt laying in the nest box. so I searched out the nest.. found it they had it covered with leaves.. still using this nest when I found it. well the leaves have stained the outside shell.. i tested them in water they all sink no rising to the top.. no cracks.... and I scrubbed but the stain wont come off .. these eggs cant have been more than a week or so old... can we still eat them? I was going to hard boil them..?? if they arnt good for people can I hard boil them for my girls.. they love boiled eggs.. ( I dont give shells or raw and pre crumble it too) ..

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[Higins00]

Nothing wrong with them, I eat stained eggs all the time. The insides are fine.

 

[kinsey228]

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[Dar]

I would just crack them into a bowl first and see if there is anything growing like a chick before putting them into the pan

 

[QualityPolish]

Nothing wrong, after all you're not eating the shell, it's whats on the inside that counts

 

[pinkwindsong]

how old can eggs be before they are no good? is there a easy rule to them or is it tthe sink or rise method?

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[Quack-a-DoodleDo]

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Thats what I would do too.

 

[Dar]

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it all depends on the conditions... if its nice and cool i have had eggs in my fridge for 3 - 4 weeks no problem they make the best hard boiled or deviled eggs... but in the summer i found a nest and the egg sunk with the float test and i opened it up in a bowl first and it was nasty nasty..

 

[cmom]

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