The Welsummer Thread!!!!

[Peep-Chicken]

Can someone give me info on these eggs? The one on left and one in missile were laid by same bird. The one on right is a RSL for comparison. My wellie is a full sized bird, why does she lay bantam sized eggs? She's been laying for almost a year now, I doubt it will fix. Also, what is the correct wellie egg color? Thanks!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

 

[Happy Chooks]

Welsummers should lay terra cotta colored eggs. (clay pot) Yours look a bit pale, but if she's at the end of her lay cycle for a molt, they can be more pale than in the spring.

 

[wny egger]

just woundering if any of you wash your eggs ..i dont ..but i have seen pics from a few folksd on here and some look like they had been washed ..and when i say washed i mean in water or wiped with damp cloths ..just woundering thanks ..

 

[MistyMountain]

I do not wash my eggs unless they are super dirty, which is rare. If they are super dirty they may become a dog or chicken snack. I might gently wipe a smudge off, but normally all of my eggs go from coop to a basket in the kitchen to a carton to the fridge. I do rinse my eggs under warm water and pat dry right before I use them.

Not sure if there is a right way or a wrong way, but this way works for me

 

[Peep-Chicken]

I do not wash my eggs unless they are super dirty, which is rare. If they are super dirty they may become a dog or chicken snack. I might gently wipe a smudge off, but normally all of my eggs go from coop to a basket in the kitchen to a carton to the fridge. I do rinse my eggs under warm water and pat dry right before I use them.

Not sure if there is a right way or a wrong way, but this way works for me

X2

 

[Happy Chooks]

just woundering if any of you wash your eggs ..i dont ..but i have seen pics from a few folksd on here and some look like they had been washed ..and when i say washed i mean in water or wiped with damp cloths ..just woundering thanks ..

I store my eggs unwashed, as they keep longer that way. Newest eggs are on my counter, older eggs in the fridge. I rarely have a very dirty egg, but if I do, it's usually added to the dogs food.

 

[maddogdodge]

Washing eggs with water removes the protective layer from them which can allow for bacteria to enter the egg if not used soon.

Because I sell my eggs I never wash them with water, and any that get water on them for some reason will become dog food. Most of my eggs are pretty clean, but any with a bit of muck on them get sanded with a very fine sanding block. This is the method most of the farmers around my area use, and it works great. But when I get really really dirty eggs i'll either give them straight to the dogs or ferrets, or boil them up and feed them back to the chooks.

 

[sssharon]

My eggs are always pretty clean. I don't wash them. I wash them before I use them actually if I think about it.

 

[Johnn]

Good job!

What kind of phone. GREAT PHOTOS!!! Beautiful scenery. What state do you live in

Thank you both! I have an iPhone 5s. Hoping to get a propper camera for christmas and then they will be a lot better quality hopefully! And I live in the UK