How to preserve eggshells?

[chimken_]

I’m trying to preserve my chickens first (2) eggs eggshells I’ve washed them and dried them then put them in a ziplock bag and put it on my table and it’s been there for a while (22days) and its holding up fine but I don’t want it to mold so how do you do it properly (also cuz I moved it to a darker area so idk if that will cause mold)

 

[saysfaa]

Pick a hole in each end, stir the contents, blow the contents out, rinse the inside.

I'm not sure whether any product besides water is used to rinse them. I'm sure there are directions available.

I watched my grandma do this a LOT. She did lots of crafts with egg shells. I still have quite a few (both finished crafts and empty eggshells.) Many, many years later, they are still clean and mold free and don't smell.

I recommend practicing on eggs that you don't care about. I broke quite a few in learning how to blow them. The smaller the holes, the less likely they are to break and the better they look. But it is harder to stir the contents and harder to get the contents out.

The older the egg is, the easier it is to stir and to blow it - it isn't rot (although they may also rot especially without the bloom). It is because the membranes between the layers of egg gradually lose their strength. It is the same reason fresh eggs straight from your coop will stand higher in a frying pan than eggs from the grocery store.

 

[Sally PB]

I blew out the shell of the very first egg I got. Since it was tiny -- only 17 grams! -- it was difficult to handle. I did manage, and it sits in my hutch and makes me smile every time I see it.