Found 2 eggs in coop

[aart]

I break them open in a dish when I need some eggs and if they look and smell ok I eat them

Ditto Dat^^^
But when in doubt, throw it out.

 

[hugitnotnugget]

Not idea how old they are. The girls had stopped laying for winter...or so I thought. Eat them or dump them?

Put them in water. If they sink they are ok. If they float they are rotten. If they sink but stand on one end they are still ok to eat but they aren’t the freshest.

 

[aart]

If they float they are rotten.

Not necessarily rotten, just older and have more air inside.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Probably most BYC members won't agree with me but I have some older eggs I won't sell to my customers so I break them open in a dish when I need some eggs and if they look and smell ok I eat them, cook or bake with them. Mother Earth News did a test several years ago about storing eggs and they had eggs that were still good after several months. I'm also curious, so I like to break them open to see how they are. I do have a fridge just to keep my eggs in.

I read the same article regarding Mother Earth testing. It made me feel quite comfortable about keeping the eggs on the kitchen counter for awhile. I don't think would do this all summer, however it's winter and my kitchen is around 60 degrees every day & all night. I like the float test. I used that for years on "store bought eggs," this is why I wanted my own chickens.

 

[aart]

I like the float test. I used that for years on "store bought eggs," this is why I wanted my own chickens.

Curious what you found using the float test on store bought eggs....and if you open any floaters to see if they were bad or not??

 

[cmom]

I have, but I have a curious nature. Some were bad but others seemed fine.