This is our first winter w/chickens. We live in WI and it's 18 below this morning. My husband brought up the eggs from the coop and they're frozen and have a crack. Can I still use them?
I thaw them and feed them to the dogs or kittys. You can boil it, crumble it and feed it back to your chickens.
& It is perfectly fine to eat. A lot of members here freeze their excess eggs for future use (they usually freeze them in ice cube trays then bag - so you can pull out a defrost 1 egg @ a time). You probably do not want to fry them (scrambled is fine just not sunny side), the texture may be just a little "off", that is why members here generally bake with them...... HTH
Generally, if the membrane has been broken I will feed the egg to my dog. If the membrane is still intact, I will use them up right away.
I would feed it to my animals, but I would also have no problem eating it myself. No spoilage organism could grow in such intense cold, broken membrane or no. As long as you cook it promptly after it thaws I wouldn't worry about germs.
I use mine, never been sick. But I also use them for doggie treats too. My lab loves to search for them in the deep snow. It's a good treat for her and good excersize.
