Greetings and salutations from the midlands of South Carolina

[Eldondo]

Here we are, outside of Columbia, the unincorporated town of Lugoff, SC. We made the decision last January to accept eight hens from my wife's sister-in-law as a result of her not wanting all twenty-five that she had to order. So we became chicken farmers. So far it has worked out a lot better than the two ducks we took on a couple years ago. The dogs have accepted them all as part of the family. The ducks tolerate them. As a result of pecking order establishment, we lost one of our Easter eggers, but all is well outside of that. I've got a question regarding the length of time that an egg can sit out before going bad, but I'll run that through the regular forum board. Glad to be here.
Regards,
Don

 

[theoldchick]

 

[terrilhb]

from Ga

 

[teach1rusl]

from Indiana!
And remember, the eggs we get from chain stores are a month old before we ever get them...so fresh eggs will last a long time. I don't collect mine every day. I've left them sitting out for days with no problems (collected, set them in the garage, and discovered them there days later...lol). Not sure what the unrefridgerated "cut-off" is...

 

[ranchhand]

Hi Don, welcome from Hollywood, SC! I grew up mostly in Camden, but that was a long time ago.......

There is a thread for SC:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=127943&p=130

And another for swaps:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=421045

If the temps aren't extreme in either direction, eggs will last a long time. As long as they don't freeze or sit for a while at 99.5 to start incubation they'll be fine. I usually keep mine in a bowl on the counter for 2-3 weeks, no problem.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[Muscovies]

from North Carolina

 

[4-H chicken mom]

and

from Ohio.

 

[suzie226]

Fresh eggs ca sit on the counter for a week

 

[Wild Trapper]

from Ohio. Fresh unrefrigerated eggs last weeks, except around here. We can't keep up with orders for ours. Of course we only sell what is left over.