Do you sell cleaned eggs or as is?

[hikechick]

We're about to start selling our excess eggs and I'm wondering if folks sell the eggs "as is" which may mean a bit dirty or wash them before you sell them? I've been reading about not washing the muck off until right before you use them, but selling dirty eggs seems kind of gross. What do you suggest and why?

 

[rancher hicks]

I wash my eggs for my own use and those I sell. I simply rinse them off w/ warm water and us a soft scrubby to gently wash of dirt or poo. It is best to wash off poo asap cuz I noticed a slight stain on the shell. Not that buyers would know but I do. I don't sell weird shaped eggs or anything abnormal. I save them and undersized eggs for the house. Definitely put the prettiest ones in the carton for sale. I get some nice purple spotted ones from my Dels.

 

[Illia]

I always wash them, as our state asks us to when selling.

Although that isn't the only reason - We also are going through some intense rainstorms right now, which is leaving the place such a mucky mess at the entrance of buildings, so. . . The girls track mud everywhere, including all over their eggs.

Kinda wanting something to pour or place over the mud to prevent it from being like that. Gravel?

 

[steward]

Like Rancher I wash the dirt off, and keep the worst (stained or otherwise blemished) for our own use. Though most of the people I sell to have had their own chicken keeping experience at some time or other, so they realize what can really happen along the way.

 

[Tala]

I use fine sandpaper to clean them and a damp washcloth if I must use water.
I just keep the stained-beyond cleaning eggs for myself.

 

[Sequin]

Yeah, I do. I am always amazed at the fine cracks I sometimes find(typically on the green ones) when I wash them for selling. Which is a good thing - so I can toss those. I don't wash them until I am ready to sell them though. Then I just use cool water and a soft scrubbie, dry and put into the carton.

 

[BarkerChickens]

I don't unless absolutely necessary.

 

[emvickrey]

I only wash the ones that are meant to be used for eating. I use a wet cloth to clean them. The hatching eggs I don't wash unless they are heavily soiled then I just use a dry cloth to knock off what I can.

 

[Beekissed]

I only wipe off obvious smudges and only do that with a damp rag. No immersion or scrubbing so as to not remove the bloom. Really messy eggs are fed to the dogs.

 

[unionwirewoman]

Most of my customers ask that I don't wash them . They understand that if I do they won't have the same shelf life as a washed egg . The only time I wash them is for my sisters employer....she works at applebee's and cooks breakfast for all of the employees on saturday . I wash them in cold water , then dip them in vinegar to kill the germs . Just washing them in regular water will not get rid of the germs etc.