Cleaning Eggs

[toddo]

This has probably been asked already but: If I wipe my eggs with a dry cloth will this wipe off that protective covering that is around the egg.

thanks

 

[ChickenLegs13]

As long as the cloth is dry and not wet. Think of it like this; this; the coating is basically a thin coat of dry snot.

 

[toddo]

Thanks for the info, most my eggs come out clean but there are those few that just a little rubbing will get the dirt off. Now I'll look at it in a whole different way, I won't tell my kids or they won't help me clean my eggs.

 

[ChickenLegs13]

LOL! I think that layer of slime on a just laid egg is more of a lubricant to make it pass the hen's vent easily, than it is any kind of protective covering. Rinsing it off or even scrubbing it with a brush to remove poo stains doesn't seem to make any difference in storage time or hatchability.