What do you do with your eggs when you collect them?

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Freshly collected eggs go on the counter. If an egg is dirty it gets washed before it’s cracked open. Cracked eggs get fed back to the chickens.

 

[DouglasBeale]

All my eggs stay out unwashed. Don't have to many dirty ones, maybe if it's rained a bunch some will get muddy, those I save til I have enough to make scrambled eggs for the birds. View attachment 1575483

I LOVE that egg holder! Where did you get that?

 

[Frank3]

We have 3 laying hens and one old girl that stopped laying years ago. Our plastic skelter has several optional rows but we only built up two rows which is plenty to hold our girls' eggs. Leaving the eggs on the counter allows us to use them more quickly than if we refrigerated them. Dirty eggs not too often an issue. We hard-boil 7 eggs each week in the old Egg Genie electric cooker and refrigerate them for snacks. The eggs left in the skelter get used for breakfast or using in recipes. It's nice to leave the eggs on the counter and not have to dig for egg cartons that get pushed around in the fridge. I don't wash the bloom off eggs -- right from the nestbox they go on the skelter.

View attachment 1576619 View attachment 1576620 View attachment 1576621

I like that you also have a choice of Tobasco Sauce...Red (original) or the Green!!

 

[RodNTN]

I only wash mine if they are extremely dirty, which (thankfully!) isn't too often. I don't refrigerate them, we just keep them downstairs in our "egg cabinet".

 

[TheLittleFarm18]

I LOVE that egg holder! Where did you get that?

@DouglasBeale I got it off amazon

 

[chickendreams24]

Our eggs generally sit out on the counter for 24-48 hours, as if there are any cracks in the eggs they become visible in that time generally.

They are then usually placed in cartons in the fridge until used or sold. The eggs themselves are usually marked with the date of the oldest eggs.

We also hatch sometimes and those eggs of course are not treated as eating eggs.

This last summer the top shelf of our refrigerator was completely full top to bottom with egg cartons.

We do sell eggs for eating but are still building a customer base with a few regular loyal customers. Our eggs for sale sign next year will remedy that. Unfortunately many people around here don't want to pay more for Aldi's egg prices for eggs and we just can't match that with our farm fresh free range eggs.

 

[chickendreams24]

The eggs are washed before use and if a customer requests it but otherwise our eggs are stored and sold bloom on.

The chickens or dogs get very dirty or cracked eggs.

 

[gypsy767]

We wash immediately and refrigerate. I know they keep on the counter top but I like to get them cool asap.

 

[silkie10]

I get my eggs, give my cracked ones to the birds or my dog, wash them with my hands and hot water, dry them,(so they won't soak through the cardboard egg carton) and put them in an egg carton to sell or just for my family to eat.

 

[CrystaBub]

My duck eggs are usually a little dirty. I collect them every morning, immediately wash them with a gentle brush and warm water, and sit them on the counter to dry. Then they get coated in mineral oil and put in a basket until I have 12, then I carton, add exp date and store in fridge. All are used by us or given to friends/family.