Dirty eggs

[momofchicks]

My eggs have been really dirty this week, because of so much rain

Can I just wipe them off with wet paper towel and put them in the frig for later use? Don't know if all of it is mud or some poo too? How can that get in the egg?
Thanks

 

[Daycare Mom]

Once in a while I will get an egg with a little yuck on it. I just wipe it with a wet paper towel. If it is dried on you can use a very fine grit sandpaper.

 

[the simple life]

Yup, thats what I do too. I also have a little scrubber brush that I use dry. I bought it at the feedstore but you can probably get them anywhere, in fact a nailbrush it is probably the same thing.

 

[ginbart]

I use an old soft tooth brush.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

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Me too. Some people say not to wash the eggs, but if they're going in my fridge with the rest of the food, I prefer to have the poo and dirt off them.

It might be time to change the materials in your nests, btw. Perhaps the nests have gotten a little filthy from the hens' muddy feet.

 

[cmom]

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I do the same thing if I get a dirty egg. I have also used the green scrub pads and wipe the eggs gently with it.

 

[aiwetir]

my wife and i were discussing this a bit ago, why not wash eggs ?

 

[schmije]

I keep a nylon scrub pad by the sink. I can get a corner damp if something doesn't scrub off dry.

The family knows that the red 'scrubby' is for eggs ONLY!

 

[the simple life]

There is a covering on the egg called bloom, it seals the egg and keeps out bacteria and germs and keeps the egg fresher longer.
When you wash the egg it removes the bloom.
Commercial egg suppliers wash their eggs and then coat them in something like an artificial bloom I hear.

 

[tygab]

I am putting the dirtier eggs in a separate container (one of those ziploc reusable but recycle-able/disposable kinds). I flick off the stuff, then put them in there and fasten the lid. I think it will be a reasonable compromise between separation from the rest of the food and not washing the egg bloom off.