Laying in the woods

[Cheychey222]

Here's an article about egg storage you might find interesting. I would note that I leave my eggs in a basket on the counter until I clean them and put them in the refrigerator. If you leave eggs on the counter, don't clean them. A cleaned egg, particularly if water is used, must be stored in the refrigerator.

https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/how-to-store-your-chickens-freshly-laid-eggs/

Thankyou for the article I read it and it was a lot of help!

 

[ValerieJ]

Thankyou for the article I read it and it was a lot of help!

I'm glad it helped. But @aart 's post is right about whether the egg is good or not. I was thinking age, not bacteria. I once put all my eggs in warm water, planning to pull them right back out to wipe them and store them. Then something happened and I was distracted by a wounded hen. Long story short, the next morning, there were my eggs sitting in water in my garage. I threw them all away. And yes, they were all sitting on the bottom of the bucket. So float test or not, I didn't trust them even enough to feed to my chickens. Probably would have been okay to do that, but I wont feed them something I wouldn't eat myself. Well, except for their crumbles. I wouldn't eat that. And meal worms...wouldn't eat that either.

 

[Cheychey222]

I'm glad it helped. But @aart 's post is right about whether the egg is good or not. I was thinking age, not bacteria. I once put all my eggs in warm water, planning to pull them right back out to wipe them and store them. Then something happened and I was distracted by a wounded hen. Long story short, the next morning, there were my eggs sitting in water in my garage. I threw them all away. And yes, they were all sitting on the bottom of the bucket. So float test or not, I didn't trust them even enough to feed to my chickens. Probably would have been okay to do that, but I wont feed them something I wouldn't eat myself. Well, except for their crumbles. I wouldn't eat that. And meal worms...wouldn't eat that either.

I care about my chickens a lot and don’t want to give them old eggs, even though I know it’s fine. I see how the rain and weather will effect the egg I guess the person who wrote article forgot about that.

 

[ValerieJ]

I care about my chickens a lot and don’t want to give them old eggs, even though I know it’s fine. I see how the rain and weather will effect the egg I guess the person who wrote article forgot about that.

Well, I think the article is only talking about eggs stored in your house. I was the one who forgot about weather concerns.

 

[nuthatched]

WHAT! I had no idea they could sit out for that long!

Eggs bought at the market are on average, a few weeks to a few months old, but they're usually refrigerated.
A few years ago, we though none of our chickens were laying yet, turns out they had a nest under a neighbors wheelbarrow and another nest in a patch of irises. sneaky buggers.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Eggs bought at the market are on average, a few weeks to a few months old, but they're usually refrigerated.
A few years ago, we though none of our chickens were laying yet, turns out they had a nest under a neighbors wheelbarrow and another nest in a patch of irises. sneaky buggers.

Mine do these tricks. I first got one egg in the nest box, then no more. For a couple of weeks! Finally I braved the poop and went hunting in the darkest corner of the run, behind and under the ramp. A hole with 17 eggs under there!

I took all the eggs and piled rocks and a log and big pieces of bark back there. Then again in a different spot where someone laid. Then I was getting fewer eggs than I thought I should. Out of the tall grass behind the barn comes one of my buffies, singing her egg song. We had noticed her going there but being inexperienced, never caught on until that day. An even dozen! She got confined, and we rearranged the nesting area with a curtain to give the impression of more spaces to nest. Seems to be working now. Also, they're afraid to walk on snow, so they'll be laying inside for awhile!