Cutsomer claims i sold rotten eggs.

[gtaus]

Can a fresh egg really look like that inside or is the customer letting them rot trying to get free eggs? She is the only one who complains all the time. We have asked other customers about the eggs and there are no complaints. Any thoughts?

I have never seen a rotten fresh egg like that in the 4 years I have been raising chickens. If I bought some bad eggs from someone, I might complain about it and maybe ask for my money back, but I doubt I would continue to buy eggs from them. Something seems a little off with that one customer who keeps coming back with complaints but nobody else ever got bad eggs?

Depending on who that customer is, I think I would find a way to kindly not sell her any more eggs if you don't believe you have a sick hen that is laying rotten eggs.

If you do find out that you have a sick hen, and there are indeed some rotten eggs from her, then I'd go back to that customer and thank them for helping you correct the problem, and maybe offer a free dozen of fresh eggs as a thank you to that person and for their continued patronage. But I would only do that if I found I had a problem in my eggs.

For the price we sell our eggs, it's not worth my time or effort to deal with someone who would be complaining about my fresh eggs.

Just a final thought, if you wash your eggs before you sell them, why not give them the float test? I have heard/read that a rotten egg will float whereas all the fresh eggs will sink to the bottom of the bowl.

Just a reminder, you should ALWAYS crack your eggs in separate cups/bowls to make sure you don't get any rotten egg into your mix. When I was much younger, I worked in a restaurant and occasionally we would get a bad egg. But if you first crack an egg into a separate cup or bowl, you prevent contamination to the entire mix and having to start all over again. Having learned that lesson at work, at home I always crack my eggs into the bowl first before adding any other ingredients.

 

[Debbie292d]

If I bought some bad eggs from someone, I might complain about it and maybe ask for my money back, but I doubt I would continue to buy eggs from them. Something seems a little off with that one customer who keeps coming back with complaints but nobody else ever got bad eggs?

Exactly this! That's like going back to the same car dealer that sold you a couple of lemons back to back. Why would you go back? She's either lying or she's really daft.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

a final thought, if you wash your eggs before you sell them, why not give them the float test? I have heard/read that a rotten egg will float whereas all the fresh eggs will sink to the bottom of the bowl.

If the customer is buying the eggs for hatching, I don't think you want to wash or float-test them in water, do you? Wouldn't this make them less viable for hatching, compromising the protective cuticle? Also, an egg would have to be REALLY bad to float, I think. As an egg ages the air pocket enlarges and the egg may stand up on end a bit, with the rounded end rising gradually more and more the older it gets. I notice this when I hard-cook my eggs.

 

[gtaus]

If the customer is buying the eggs for hatching, I don't think you want to wash or float-test them in water, do you?

I was assuming the eggs were being sold for eating. Dear Wife washes the eggs before she sells them to her friends. If the egg has any undesirable characteristics or flaw, it stays at home for our breakfast table. The eggs inside are perfectly fine, so it's not a deal for me.

I have never bought or sold eggs for hatching, but I don't think they would be washed or float-tested in any way. I think that would damage the viability of the hatching egg.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I was assuming the eggs were being sold for eating. Dear Wife washes the eggs before she sells them to her friends. If the egg has any undesirable characteristics or flaw, it stays at home for our breakfast table. The eggs inside are perfectly fine, so it's not a deal for me.

I have never bought or sold eggs for hatching, but I don't think they would be washed or float-tested in any way. I think that would damage the viability of the hatching egg.

Yes, I guess they could have been sold for eating. I wash mine just before selling as well. I date every egg the day it is laid and I keep the oldest eggs for hard-cooking, selling only my freshest. Also like you, any egg not up to my standards stays here for our table, for cooking or for the dog. A happy customer is not only a repeat customer but a great advertiser!

 

[PoppasGrill]

We were going to sell eggs at a fund raiser for school band and were told we couldn’t due to the possibility of someone getting a bad egg.
Tried to get a booth at the farmers market and we’re told we have to put a sign out saying “ not for human consumption “ due to state mandates concerning uninspected by fda.
All of our eggs more than a week old are fried up for the Ladies or dogs.

 

[Alagirl]

We were going to sell eggs at a fund raiser for school band and were told we couldn’t due to the possibility of someone getting a bad egg.
Tried to get a booth at the farmers market and we’re told we have to put a sign out saying “ not for human consumption “ due to state mandates concerning uninspected by fda.
All of our eggs more than a week old are fried up for the Ladies or dogs.

yeah, regs are not in favor of the little guy.

 

[Debbie292d]

We were going to sell eggs at a fund raiser for school band and were told we couldn’t due to the possibility of someone getting a bad egg.
Tried to get a booth at the farmers market and we’re told we have to put a sign out saying “ not for human consumption “ due to state mandates concerning uninspected by fda.
All of our eggs more than a week old are fried up for the Ladies or dogs.

I wouldn't have told them you were selling them for a fund raiser and just sell them for the fund raiser under the table. If you're at a farmers market, just put empty egg cartons out and label them the price you want. Then when someone picks up an empty carton, take them to your vehicle where you have a cooler of eggs and fill 'em up when nobody's looking. I saw someone doing that and about cracked up laughing at how smart that was.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

In some places you can only sell from your home, you can't transport eggs or sell from another location. There is also the option of giving eggs away but accepting donations to a charity.

 

[LaFleche]

I only sell absolutely clean fresh eggs (up to 7 days old) kept in a cool storage.
Washing eggs will remove their natural protective coating leaving the pores open to any kind of bacteria.
The washing of eggs can even rub bacteria into the egg.

Any soiled eggs will be turned into scrambled eggs for chickens and dogs.