Do you wash fresh eggs? Refrigerate or no?

[brookePA]

I've used eggs that have been unwashed ( refrigerated though) and pretty old and they've been fine- I'm talking months old. I bake with the really old ones. Trust me, you'll know if you have a bad egg- they are usually black and stink to high heaven.

 

[bbhorsefly]

I'm planning on not washing mine and putting them in the fridge, but that's just to save counter space! Depending on how many we get at a time, maybe I'll convert one of my pantry drawers instead. Haha

 

[chynasparks]

I don't wash them. I have decided to go with the information I was given about the bloom, that it's a protective layer that prevents bacteria entering the pores of the shell. I lost my first flock to predators. I have 5 new girls. Got them at 2 weeks and am waiting for the first egg.

. When I gave eggs away I made sure there wasn't and fecal mater, it flick it away or if it was messy I didn't give that one away. I didn't have hardly any messy eggs though. I tell my friends to refrigerate and wash when ready to use. I also read not to use soap. Just was under cool running water gently rubbing. Then they are good to go. I don't know wether that's to much about a whole lot of nothing or not but it's a practice I developed. I just don't want to share infected eggs or feed hubby an infected egg. It may or may not be important to do but it's become a habit. If I find a cracked egg I don't eat it. I boil it and feed it back to the girls for a snack and that's wasn't often either.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I hot water rinse, only scrubbing any debris off, then refrigerate. I have noticed just running them under hot water doesn't always remove the bloom, I have watched them air dry and you can see a difference on how they dry, the more you rub them the more of the bloom is removed, just my opinion

 

[chynasparks]

I hot water rinse, only scrubbing any debris off, then refrigerate. I have noticed just running them under hot water doesn't always remove the bloom, I have watched them air dry and you can see a difference on how they dry, the more you rub them the more of the bloom is removed, just my opinion

I agree. That's why I don't wash until I'm ready to crack open.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Poop in my fridge freaks me out, on my floors, on my shoes, in the yard, on my hands,that's okay, crazy right

 

[MarcieDM]

We got our first two eggs today! My question is......one goofy chicken laid her egg in her water pan......it's cracked but not broken. Should I toss it?
Thanks!

 

[chynasparks]

We got our first two eggs today! My question is......one goofy chicken laid her egg in her water pan......it's cracked but not broken. Should I toss it?
Thanks!

I don't use any egg that is cracked. Bacteria can get in through the crack. It's just not worth getting sick. I boil them and feed them back to the chickens. I don't get that many cracked eggs. My new flock of 5 girls started laying this week, I believe 2. Waiting on the others. And I'm waiting on my Easter egged to lay a beautiful colored egg.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I would, even if it was cracked I would toss it, I certainly wouldn't eat one that's in the water, the bacteria in the water is now in the egg.

 

[sheetmetaltom]

if its cracked it should be tossed, no use getting sick over 1 egg. as far as washing and refrigerating them goes, I don't do either. ive had them on my counter for as long as 2 months. in 2 years ive only had two bad eggs. I get between 7 and 11 eggs a day, so im not doing to bad.