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Just to give you a range of choices, unless extremely dirty, I wipe any crud off with a dry paper towel and place in the fridge. I wash before cracking if needed. They keep a very long time if you leave the bloom on. I learned this before my ducks when I lived in the UK. I was curious as to why eggs in the supermarket there were just on the shelf and not refrigerated. In the US eggs are washed before going to market, hence you find them cold. So if you wash first, in the fridge they go. Unwashed can be cold or countertop to your preference.
Thanks for the advice! I honestly never thought of using a dry paper towel to take the poo off!! If they’re poopy I just wash them and put them in the fridge. We use a lot of eggs but occasionally we go through a spell where we don’t use eggs and the fridge carton will get full and I’ll keep unwashed eggs on the counter. My aunt has chickens so I’m aware of the protective layer. I try not to wash the ones on the counter but I never really figured out how to get poo off of them without rinsing them! So thank you!