So we just bought a new house, which has lots of land, and we'll be getting our BO chicks next month after the coop is built. I've read that eggs are laid with a protective coating and that I should collect and refrigerate them daily, maybe twice daily. I was wondering a couple things:
Do you wash them right away, or right before you sell them?
How long do they stay 'fresh' after being laid?
I'm planning on keeping a parent flock of about 30 hens and 2 roos, so eggs will eventually be fertilized. How should I handle questions from buyers about fertilized eggs? I understand from the study done by Mother Earth News that pasture-raised eggs are much healthier, but what about fertilized ones?
Thanks!
Do you wash them right away, or right before you sell them?
How long do they stay 'fresh' after being laid?
I'm planning on keeping a parent flock of about 30 hens and 2 roos, so eggs will eventually be fertilized. How should I handle questions from buyers about fertilized eggs? I understand from the study done by Mother Earth News that pasture-raised eggs are much healthier, but what about fertilized ones?
Thanks!