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Okay, so, I tried my new method on a few fresh eggs & No lie, It works! Much easier!

I even added an egg from a couple of days ago as my control that I did nothing to, didn't even rinse off the bloom, and even though it was a couple days old, it was still harder to peel!

Check 'em out!
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I use white vinegar in the cold water and being to a boil. Drain, Vinegar water can be run down the sinks. Try one egg if it is a problem do once more there will
Be no Problems.
 
ApiaryandAviary said:
I use white vinegar in the cold water and being to a boil. Drain, Vinegar water can be run down the sinks. Try one egg if it is a problem do once more there will
Be no Problems.
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I wondered about using vinegar. Figured if the baking soda didn't work, maybe making the membrane and shell more acidic would keep the albumin from sticking. Good to know it works, thanks Apiary!

Another thing that supposedly works is suspending eggs on a little tray in an airtight container with a little ammonia at the bottom. Apparently, the ammonia fumes instantly age the egg by pulling CO2 from the egg causing the pH to go from 7.5 to 9.2 in a matter of minutes, then you can boil it and peel it quite easily. I'm not sure about you guys, but I'm just not sure I would like eating eggs that bathed in ammonia fumes! I'd rather just let some stick to the shell if that were my only other option.
 
NordicChick said:
Honestly, I'm not sure how long, it seems our eggs are still kinda' hard to peel up to around 2 weeks old. So, probably 2+ weeks?
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The little bit of vinegar in the water removes the protection of the egg shell and air is allowed to move between the egg and its shell and is easier to remove the shell.
 
The gender is easily identified the first few days of birth. Look at their wing tips uneven feather in a female and even is a roo. This is how they are gender identified so quickly. Difficult to do with Bantams and Fuzzy chicks such as Bantam Silkies and Bantam Cochins. the girl grows faster than the boy so that rule of thumb only stands for a short time period. By a week or two her wing tips have caught up with his and at some point depending on the breed the Roo starts growing faster and larger that the Pullet. The Larger at birth and wing tips uneven is the pullet. Vent Checking has even more rules to follow. For some slow developing Large Fowl such as English Orpingtons the vent check is almost useless the first several months of life.
Some go by old wives tales, I do NOT.
I have heard tales such as comb and wattles before Eggs means a roo. NOPE!
I have heard if there are Spurs it is a Roo. NOPE!
I had girls with Spurs, wattles and combs and they were Sumatra, Phoenix and Fly-tie. Girls with Spurs and they were laying nicely. If you notice there are some breeds one can not buy gendered. Such as Bantams and especially fuzzy Bantams. It is because of their tiny fuzzy wing tips. Other than that, that is how they are quickly gendered. Another is feather coloring such as Red Crele English Orpingtons and Cuckoo English Orpingtons or Barred Rock. Anytime a double Barred comes into the play the roo will
Have an irregular spot on his head and the girl will have a nice round spot or not at all.
 
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