how can you tell if an egg is frozen?

[thechickenchick]

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If they are cracked I thaw them out and feed them to my barn kittys or scamble them and feed them back to the chickens.

 

[thedeacon]

I have had several below 5 degree days. the eggs remained at this temperature for over 6- hours and may be frozen but none have cracked. I beleive these home grown hens produce a thicker shell, thus doesn't crack as easy. I just put them in the fridge

 

[firefarmer]

It's been hovering around zero here for the last week. I thought I'd have a few frozen eggs but they all passed my spin test. Lo and Behold, when I cracked them they seemed fine.

Just a little anectdotal evidence.

at this point though, I'd be happy to have even frozen eggs. two out of our three hens have completely stopped laying in the last week and a half, I'm off to search for or start a thread about when chickens abruptly stop laying.

 

[dancingbear]

If it's not cracked, or even if it is cracked, but the shell is clean, I use them anyway. If cracked, and the shell is dirty, I thaw them and feed them to the critters.

If the spin test shows they're frozen, the yolk will show whether they froze all the way through. When the yolk freezes, it gels. When the yolk has gelled, it will remain completely round, instead of flattening out some. It's still edible, but you can't stir up the yolk or make runny-yolk fried, but they're fine hard fried, or hard boiled.

Any egg that may have frozen I keep for my own use, and make sure not to put them with the eggs I sell.

 

[Barn Maid Ann]

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Hmmm, I have had a few, lately, where the yoke was kind of glumpy. Maybe they got partially frozen. I hard boiled a bunch for deviled eggs and one yoke had a glump that wouldn't break up and mix in with the rest. I picked that glump out and gave it to the dogs. The deviled eggs were yummy!

 

[surgerynut]

That has been my experience too. I've only had a couple crack, but twice as many that seem thicker than normal when I crack them open. Good to know they are still ok to eat though.

If it's not cracked, or even if it is cracked, but the shell is clean, I use them anyway. If cracked, and the shell is dirty, I thaw them and feed them to the critters.

If the spin test shows they're frozen, the yolk will show whether they froze all the way through. When the yolk freezes, it gels. When the yolk has gelled, it will remain completely round, instead of flattening out some. It's still edible, but you can't stir up the yolk or make runny-yolk fried, but they're fine hard fried, or hard boiled.

Any egg that may have frozen I keep for my own use, and make sure not to put them with the eggs I sell.