How do I Safely and Properly clean my Eggs?

[laynepage]

I do however have a question. I haven't seen anyone say anything about mineral oil. I heard you can coat the eggs and this will help keep longer. Is that true? Has anyone ever tried that? Very curious. I am a NOOB and just started getting eggs this last month.
TIA

 

[Beekissed]

I guess if I were going on a long ocean voyage and needed to store eggs for months for future consumption, I'd probably coat eggs in oil...can't really see the point in a home situation.

 

[jcpet]

So what is the standard for "too dirty". I have had some eggs touching poop, or with poop on them. I clean those with warm running water and a drop of hand soap. But how do you determine "too dirty".

 

[Beekissed]

So what is the standard for "too dirty". I have had some eggs touching poop, or with poop on them. I clean those with warm running water and a drop of hand soap. But how do you determine "too dirty".

It's all relative to your comfort levels. If I feel I'll have to actually scrub off the poop that is on an egg, I'll give it to the dog. The act of scrubbing the poop would only drive it into the pores of the egg and thereby defeat the purpose of the cleaning. Not that I think my chicken's poop would kill me if I ate those minute portions, but the dog guards them and earns a treat for that now and again, so when eggs are plenty, he gets the rare poop encrusted egg.

It's a win/win.

 

[netty74]

How long will washed refrigerated eggs last

 

[Kaylish]

Thanks for all the good info! I have a question for those that keep eggs on the counter - are they fertilized eggs? I am getting a straight run of chicks next month to expand my flock of 3. With the very real possibility of getting a roo in the mix I'm wondering if I should continue refrigerating our eggs.

 

[Beekissed]

Thanks for all the good info! I have a question for those that keep eggs on the counter - are they fertilized eggs? I am getting a straight run of chicks next month to expand my flock of 3. With the very real possibility of getting a roo in the mix I'm wondering if I should continue refrigerating our eggs.

Yep...always. They will not develop any further unless you are applying some concentrated and high temps on the eggs, which one is not doing on the counter top. If they did, one would never need a broody or an incubator and could just let the eggs sit out in a sunny window and make some chicks.

 

[Kaylish]

Yep...always. They will not develop any further unless you are applying some concentrated and high temps on the eggs, which one is not doing on the counter top. If they did, one would never need a broody or an incubator and could just let the eggs sit out in a sunny window and make some chicks.

LOL! wouldn't that be nice, hatching chicks on the windowsill...

 

[Alaskan]

 
Thanks for all the good info! I have a question for those that keep eggs on the counter - are they fertilized eggs? I am getting a straight run of chicks next month to expand my flock of 3. With the very real possibility of getting a roo in the mix I'm wondering if I should continue refrigerating our eggs.

Yep...always.  They will not develop any further unless you are applying some concentrated and high temps on the eggs, which one is not doing on the counter top.  If they did, one would never need a broody or an incubator and could just let the eggs sit out in a sunny window and make some chicks. 

Well, I keep dreaming of hot places...... You might be able to hatch eggs on your counter if you live where it is around 100 all day...... Like South Texas in August!