newbie question ---- When do you put the eggs in the fridge?

[possumqueen]

I think when or even if you refrigerate depends on where you are. When I was growing up in western Washington state we didn't refrigerate our eggs. Of course we had a huge family and the eggs didn't stay around long enough to spoil.

I thought it was odd the folks always refrigerated their eggs when I grew up and moved away. But I moved to the South, and it gets hot as the dickens here. duh!

 

[ruth]

In Europe, and most of the rest of the world, eggs are not refrigerated - not even in the grocery stores. Americans are the only ones that over refrigerate everything.

I leave mine out, in my nice cool kitchen, on the table in a pretty basket. We usually eat them within a week but some have stayed out longer.

I also do not wash them. If for some reason I have to wash them I refrigerate them and use them immediately. A freshly laid egg has a protective coating, called the bloom, which protects the porous shell and prevents any bacteria from entering. Once washed, as commercial eggs are, anything and everything can be absorbed into the egg - including whatever is floating around in the air inside your fridge.

There are many studies that will show that a fresh, unwashed egg, kept in a cool, unfrigerated environment, will keep for weeks.

I also think the room temp ones taste better and that like most things, refrigeration kills the taste some.

 

[PortageGirl]

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I agree with Ruth 100%

Also, I've heard a lot of people say that at first eating the eggs from their own hens feels wierd and makes them feel odd at first. I think it's really just because of the situation, and they are so much richer tasting. Think of it as the difference between eating a store bought tomato and a fresh one out of your garden still warm from the sun! mmmmmmmm......

 

[The Momma]

Okay so you don't have roosters? I thought if the egg was fertilized it needed to go straight into the fridge so that the embryo wouldn't grow. Is that correct?

My hens have just started laying and I have been wondering what to do with the eggs. Since they are all fertilized, please give me some advice.

 

[peeweesfarm]

I leave mine on the counter (its @ 58degrees in the house in the winter) my eggs are like ice when I bring them in during the winter so I let them "warm-up" a bit, when I get a 18 pak or Dozen I fill a carton an put it the fridge at that time .if they are cracked an froze hard I leave them out an use them in baking or if I have enough scramble them an feed them back to the girls.I have 16 hens an a roo,I get 8-12 eggs a day,but its getting longer on day light an warmer so should be getting 16 eggs a day soon

 

[KCA farms]

If you leave fertilized eggs out for over a week you may find partially developed chicks in them (unless your house has a room temperature under 65 deg.).

 

[The Momma]

Thanks. I have 4 hens and 2 roos. I am only getting 2 - 3 eggs so someone isn't laying. I gotta keep an eye on them.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Eggs remain fresher longer in the fridge. Once you get 6 dozen eggs ahead, pickle a gallon.

 

[peeweesfarm]

thing is for me it's hard to get that far ahead, have steady line of can I get eggs from you ?