Do you keep eggs that were in freezing temps?

[MROO]

How do you tell if they are frozen? I don't have a infrared thermometer, is that the only way? And how do you know if they where frozen, but has warmed up?

Candle them. You're looking for actual cracks, though, not the shadowy crazing of a weak shell. Freeze-cracks should be long and clearly visible.

 

[Squawkers]

Candle them. You're looking for actual cracks, though, not the shadowy crazing of a weak shell. Freeze-cracks should be long and clearly visible.

Yes, I had that thought earlier. That is a good idea

 

[Cebarmlds]

put the frozen cracked ones in the fridge, they'll thaw slowly and the cracks usually close up.
I would only toss them out to the birds if there was poop on the crack.
You can keep them separate so you don't sell them.

 

[TexasBlues]

I had a dozen eggs freeze and they cracked some. I hard boiled them that day and they came out great.

 

[Mrs. K]

We do eat eggs most days. I think there is frozen, and FROZEN. So if the egg is frozen so hard, that the whites protrude from the egg - they are thawed and given to the dog.

If there is a slight crack, they are placed in the fridge in a special place and used ASAP. My theory is, in -27 degrees as in this morning, that retards bacterial growth, AND we don't eat them raw, we cook them, and that destroys any bacteria.

Mrs K

 

[Folly's place]

We don't keep any that are cracked, frozen or not. They don't freeze at 32F, the eggs need to be colder than that, and when our coop is 24F, as it was today, the eggs are fine.
I don't mind throwing out an occasional very dirty or cracked egg, and I'm generally too busy (think lazy!) to cook them for the birds or for the dog!
Mary

 

[Loving my girls]

Any broken, cracked or soft shell eggs are presented lightly scrambled to the dogs.
They absolutely love them.
Why are they scrambled ?
Firstly it makes them easier to divide between two dogs,
Secondly because the dogs don’t like the snotty bit
We have never had frozen eggs but if we did they would go to the boys too.

 

[aart]

I only throw out potentially frozen eggs with visible cracks and eat the rest. Never had a problem.

Same here.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

I always thought eggs that froze had to be discarded because they had hairline cracks. But it just dawned on me that some people don’t live in Texas Surely people who live in cold climate don’t trash all their eggs. I got two eggs today that are super cold, it has been in the teens today. Can I keep them if there are no visible cracks? Or maybe candle them to see any smaller ones? Sorry if this is a dumb question!

I keep all the eggs unless they are completely frozen. You can keep them if they are not as hard as a brick, and/or have a hairline crack.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

People freeze eggs on purpose. So, you can eat frozen eggs, it would just change the texture. However, with freshly laid eggs, I only eat if there are no visible cracks. Those are tossed or fed to the dogs.