Egg washing

[Love My Chickies]

Sorry, I didn't know what topic to put this under. Also, I searched before posting but couldn't find what I was looking for. I know all about the bloom, how to wash an egg, that they have to be refrigerated if you do, etc. My question is, do they really need to be washed before you eat them? Two of my girls recently began laying and I have not washed my eggs. Some are telling me that's a no-no and they need to be. Thanks for any input.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

I always wash poopy eggs.

I never wash eggs that aren’t.

While they have for sure been in contact with the same stuff….. it’s a mental barrier I won’t break myself from.

Now….. you’re cooking said eggs. Even if the shells were covered in green smudges, your cook temperature makes the bad stuff they’re worried about a moot issue.

I will continue cracking them really get from basket on counter to the skillet.

 

[Little Baby Bean]

Sorry, I didn't know what topic to put this under. Also, I searched before posting but couldn't find what I was looking for. I know all about the bloom, how to wash an egg, that they have to be refrigerated if you do, etc. My question is, do they really need to be washed before you eat them? Two of my girls recently began laying and I have not washed my eggs. Some are telling me that's a no-no and they need to be. Thanks for any input.

No, you do not have to wash your eggs before you eat them. I don't wash my eggs unless they are dirty or one of the hens have pooped on them.

 

[Chookchicken]

I just wash the ones that get covered in stuff. If your hatching eggs you don’t wash them.

If you wash them you don’t need to refrigerate them.

There is nothing wrong with not washing them.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

I dont wash mine at all lol. .

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Never ever thought about it

 

[50-45-1]

I rince and refigerate my eggs immediately when I bring them in the house.
If an egg is dirty I scrub dirt off with water and a toothbrush.
Have been doing this for 50 years and have never gotten sick or made an egg go bad doing it.

 

[Silkie Princess]

If your hatching eggs you don’t wash them.

I succesfully hatched eggs that were washed before incubating

 

[3KillerBs]

If the egg is clean I don't wash or refrigerate.

If the egg is dirty I do wash it and then I refrigerate it.

IIRC, and I'll have to look this up when I'm ready to sell them, my state laws say that eggs have to be washed before sale.

 

[Chookchicken]

I succesfully hatched eggs that were washed before incubating

Washing them often takes the protective coating of the egg, leaving it open to disease and bacteria. Even though it’s possible, it is risky.