eggs

[tpup72]

How long can unwashed eggs last on the counter. I've seen this eggholder that sits on the counter and was wondering.

 

[Judy]

They should keep their good condition for at least two or three weeks. People routinely save eggs for hatching at room temp for a week. They will be edible longer than that; they will have flatter yolks and runnier whites at first. It depends to an extent on things like your indoor temps and humidity, whether they were washed, etc. You can always drop an egg in a glass of cool water if you're not sure. If it floats, toss it.

Mother Earth news did an extensive study on this which is certainly a better source than my vague memory.

 

[tpup72]

This is my first egg. It has a soft shell so when I found it they had stepped on it and broke it but it was an egg.

 

[inuvik]

My Lucy laid her first egg this morning!!! It's beautiful! I thought it would be soft for the first one, but its beautiful! I'm so excited!

 

[Jessica Lynn]

There is another thread too! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/814489/leaving-eggs-on-the-counter

 

[tpup72]

this is the largest egg we have gotten so far. It's almost as big as this medium size apple.

 

[BettyR]

Ouch!!! LOL that's a beautiful egg.

I got a bunch of new Barred Plymouth Rock babies in September and we should be getting our first eggs from them in March, just in time for Easter.