Old duck eggs?! Trash?

[GrannyCarol]

Just open each one into a bowl before you use it, you'll know if it's not good. I do that anyways just in case. I wouldn't be too worried, unless its quite hot out, or they have sat in water. Or if they freeze and crack, I give them to the dogs. They'd be good for weeks in cool weather. I keep mine on the counter and they are fine for weeks.

 

[zzGypsy]

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If you float tested them then you can eat them. Eggs can keep in the fridge for 4-6 months so unless you have a shell that's really permeable or really dirty or whatever... you'll know it when they float.

a couple of years ago I did the Great Egg Experiement where I kept unwashed duck eggs on the counter to see how long they'd keep. after 4 months, I still had good eggs... at room temp. granted, over the 4 months, a few spoiled from hairline cracks, and a few dried out too much to be appetizing, but the percentage is small.

your eggs are probably just fine at a week in cold temps, provide the ducks aren't broody.

you can suggest the folks they're going to just crack the eggs into a separate dish to check for issues (smells off, cloudy, doesn't look right in some other way) before adding them to the batch of whatever they're making so if they DO get a bad one, it doesn't spoil the whole batch.

 

[daidyducks]

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If you float tested them then you can eat them. Eggs can keep in the fridge for 4-6 months so unless you have a shell that's really permeable or really dirty or whatever... you'll know it when they float.

a couple of years ago I did the Great Egg Experiement where I kept unwashed duck eggs on the counter to see how long they'd keep. after 4 months, I still had good eggs... at room temp. granted, over the 4 months, a few spoiled from hairline cracks, and a few dried out too much to be appetizing, but the percentage is small.

your eggs are probably just fine at a week in cold temps, provide the ducks aren't broody.

you can suggest the folks they're going to just crack the eggs into a separate dish to check for issues (smells off, cloudy, doesn't look right in some other way) before adding them to the batch of whatever they're making so if they DO get a bad one, it doesn't spoil the whole batch.

great idea!

helps alot now that my brothers girlfriends mom is asking for some ! lol