Cleaning Chicken Eggs

[Bubbalex]

I know that this may sound a little silly but with all the health conscious people out there. Can any one tell me the best way to clean eggs fresh from the nesting box? I have heard just rinse with cold water and refrigerate or soap and water.

 

[speckledhen]

If you need to clean poop off of them, use water warmer than the egg itself and and a paper towel and gently wash it off. I dont clean eggs if they come out of the nest with nothing on them, which most of mine do.

 

[KrisRose]

I just clean with soap and water. My friend does what Speckled Hen does.
When you work in a lab you see microbes everywhere!!

 

[homecatmom]

Didn't I read somewhere that there is a blush or something on the egg that protects it and that it shouldn't be washed unless poopy? I still have 15 weeks to wait for eggs, so I'm still reading about it.

 

[speckledhen]

Yes, that's called the bloom and it is a thin protective coating, as I understand it. The best thing to do is to keep the nests clean and don't let them sleep in them, then you rarely have any dirty eggs.

 

[homecatmom]

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bloom, blush....I knew I read something.lol I think it will be a long 15 weeks for my first egg..sniff-sniff