how do you know if eggs are bad??

[rabbott]

just found a random clutch of eggs all from different hens... i know that its at least 9 days worth becuz of the 1 EE green egg per day... are they all bad and need to be thrown out?? it has beeen hot about 100 daily but nobody has been sitting on the eggs....

 

[Chambertin]

Probably bad for eating and anything unless you have a broody and a rooster.
I'd toss them unless you think they are fertile.

It may sound gross but a fertile egg under a broody can be eaten at any stage safely.
Though I'd highly recommend cooking it.

As far as infertile eggs, as long as it doesnt smell... you can try it.
A rotten egg has a very obvious warning signal, but I have no idea about shelf life for infertile eggs.
Here in China, back in Korea, and out in the countryside in Japan they dont refrigerate their eggs, but I have little details on the process and time constraints. I've only been thinking and learning about fertile eggs lately.

 

[off-grid hen]

just found a random clutch of eggs all from different hens... i know that its at least 9 days worth becuz of the 1 EE green egg per day... are they all bad and need to be thrown out?? it has beeen hot about 100 daily but nobody has been sitting on the eggs....

I agree with what was already said.

Probably bad for eating and anything unless you have a broody and a rooster.
I'd toss them unless you think they are fertile.

It may sound gross but a fertile egg under a broody can be eaten at any stage safely.
Though I'd highly recommend cooking it.

As far as infertile eggs, as long as it doesnt smell... you can try it.
A rotten egg has a very obvious warning signal, but I have no idea about shelf life for infertile eggs.
Here in China, back in Korea, and out in the countryside in Japan they dont refrigerate their eggs, but I have little details on the process and time constraints. I've only been thinking and learning about fertile eggs lately.

I don't mean to get off topic, but have you or anyone else you know eaten a century egg? Are they even made or consumed anymore? I googled this when I first got chickens and I am extremely curious, lol.

 

[just me]

Put them in a bowl of water. If they sink, they're good. If they start to stand up, they're not as fresh, but still okay to eat. If they float, they're no good.

 

[Chambertin]

Had them, they're quite popular in the Canton area. (Guangdong province) The whole country has slightly different recipes and tastes.

I dont care for them much, but I havent had anything but the typical porridge mix style.
It tastes like an old hardboiled egg with a salty runny yolk.


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[ramirezframing]

after not getting eggs outta one pen for a week and my temps wont as high as yours, I candled them and the oldest had started to develop, so I threw them all out as I had no broody. So candle and than float test before you eat.

 

[jak2002003]

I agree with what was already said.

I don't mean to get off topic, but have you or anyone else you know eaten a century egg? Are they even made or consumed anymore? I googled this when I first got chickens and I am extremely curious, lol.

Here in Thailand we eat them a lot. We have 2 main kinds. The first one is a chicken egg, and the shell is coloured pink. When you open it up the egg inside is black and looks like jelly - very strong taste on its own, but delicious when mixed with a spicy salad or other food.

The other one is a salty egg. This is made form a ducks egg and soaked in very salty water for many days. The egg inside looks like a normal hard boiled egg, but the shell is very chalky. The egg tastes - salty! This is delicious, although the first time I had one I though I had just bitten into a rotten egg!

The pink egg was traditionally made by burying in under the ground in straw soaked in horse urine! I am not sure they still make them like that - I don't want to think about that part.

I know some people that also eat the eggs when they have a developing chick inside - feathers and everything. I have not tried that (and probably will never do).

 

[collisinana]

You could candle the eggs. If there is a lot of air space at the top they are probably really old, but if there is only a little you should be fine.

 

[off-grid hen]

Thanks guys! Yes, I think the thread is broken, I just got a notification email that someone responded..

I only knew of the pink- shelled black jelly buried egg. Sounds horrendous.