Confused: Wash or don't wash eggs?
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What about eggs with a "blood spot" on the yolk? Can I avoid this if I want to keep a rooster, but also don't want the spot? How long before this "spot" developes? Is it there right away?
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That has nothing to do with the egg being fertile or not. It is due to a blood vessel rupturing in the hen as the egg is formed. They are harmless.
That has nothing to do with the egg being fertile or not. It is due to a blood vessel rupturing in the hen as the egg is formed. They are harmless.
- Jan 5, 2009
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yes, wash them all, just like my fruits and vegtables. It's a good habit
My mom is visiting and just asked me the same thing.
I only wash them right before using if they are really dirty or right before selling them.
Otherwise, they all go in the container and wait their turn.
Additionally, and I don't believe I've read anyone else say this, I wash them with warm water. Someone once told me that if you wash them with cold water you could make the bacteria retreat into the shell.
I only wash them right before using if they are really dirty or right before selling them.
Otherwise, they all go in the container and wait their turn.
Additionally, and I don't believe I've read anyone else say this, I wash them with warm water. Someone once told me that if you wash them with cold water you could make the bacteria retreat into the shell.
This time of year I have to wash mine-the hens are in and out of the box, stepping on eggs with their muddy/poopy feet-yuk!
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Correct. You want the water to be about 10 degrees warmer than the egg. Otherwise the dirt is sucked thru the pores into the egg.
Correct. You want the water to be about 10 degrees warmer than the egg. Otherwise the dirt is sucked thru the pores into the egg.
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Do you need a special thermometer for this? How do you probe the egg with the thermometer? I don't have a car buffer or belt sander, would a palm sander work?
Do you need a special thermometer for this? How do you probe the egg with the thermometer? I don't have a car buffer or belt sander, would a palm sander work?
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Do you need a special thermometer for this? How do you probe the egg with the thermometer? I don't have a car buffer or belt sander, would a palm sander work?
SOMEONE here HAS to know where you live!!!! *flaps hand back and forth in the air* "Put your face in here!"
I suppose you're all out of car wax too!!
Do you need a special thermometer for this? How do you probe the egg with the thermometer? I don't have a car buffer or belt sander, would a palm sander work?
SOMEONE here HAS to know where you live!!!! *flaps hand back and forth in the air* "Put your face in here!"
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Women have a special talent for this. We can tell just how sick a kid is simply by feeling their forehead.
Don't be jealous because you're a man.
Women have a special talent for this. We can tell just how sick a kid is simply by feeling their forehead.
Don't be jealous because you're a man.
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