Keeping track of eggs and dates

[momonpillowhill]

I just bought a date stamper from office max. works great!

 

[kuntrychick]

I thought about getting one of those pencils that peels away to sharpen it....can't think of what it's called right now. I don't have any eggs right now (just a chicken owner for a week tomorrow).

But, if a regular pencil will work, I might just use that...

The date stamper sounds like a good idea too!

 

[jvls1942]

what kind of ink is in a date stamper?

I write only the hatch due date on my hatching eggs.. 811 = aug 11

I use only pencil.. do NOT use a sharpie type felt tip pen for marking hatching eggs because it is too toxic and may kill the egg..

 

[kuntrychick]

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Oh, is hatching eggs the only reason to keep track of them? I was thinking about the eggs I'll be eating (haven't started laying yet) and about the freshness of them.

 

[jvls1942]

you will keep track of them for awhile.. everybody does at first..

after awhile you will be selling or giving eggs away.. or even if you use all of your eggs, you will find that it is not that important to date them.. your fresh eggs stay good for over a month in the refrigerator..

I keep today's eggs for myself and sell the rest.. we never have eggs over 3 or 4 days old..

If using egg cartons. always fill them either from the left to right, or right to left..Your choice.. then you will always know which eggs are the freshest.. Your family can be taught , believe me.. then when you stack the cartons in the refrigerator, newer ones on top and left to right again.. If you accumulate over 2 dozen start selling.... eggs are easy to get rid of.. just ask anybody if they want some farm fresh eggs. 1 out of 4 people will say yes.. keep asking and pretty soon they will be asking you..

 

[A2SciTeach]

We don't hatch eggs, so just need to keep track of them for freshness. Our system is to fill a carton (usually takes 2 days), move that carton to the "eat these eggs!" portion of the refrigerator, with the oldest on top. We don't start a new carton until the previous one is empty. As a previous post stated, when we accumulate 2 or 3 extra dozen, we give them to friends and family who can hardly wait for the eggs.

We never have over 4 dozen in the fridge at any time.

I keep track of the number of eggs per day on a spreadsheet - it's fun to graph the output and I have the students use the data when they are studying graphing.

 

[vermontgal]

Unwashed eggs (with bloom on them) are supposed to keep for up to 6 months in the refrigerator. I am stockpiling eggs for when my girls go into molt. I don't eat a lot of eggs, so depending on how long they molt for, I'll only need 2-3 dozen. I typically give extra eggs to my neighbors, as I'm right in the city.

I also use pencil. When I give extra eggs to my neighbors, I also write the chicken's name (who laid the egg) on the eggs. Gives the neighbors an extra appreciation of the chickens, I hope! (She types as the chickens make loud bawk-bawk egg song outside at 9 am on a Saturday AM!)

 

[shesham]

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That would be a hoot seeing eggs glued to a calendar that is hanging from the wall!