What to do with non edible eggs

[Abkdn]

Since we live in the south we have our property sprayed for mosquitos during the spring and summer months. Therefore we have decided not to eat our hens egg during the spraying. It feels awful throwing them away. Does anyone have any suggestions for using them elsewhere?

 

[AlleysChicks]

Since we live in the south we have our property sprayed for mosquitos during the spring and summer months. Therefore we have decided not to eat our hens egg during the spraying. It feels awful throwing them away. Does anyone have any suggestions for using them elsewhere?

it’s probably not good for your birds to be consuming any of the spray. And not safe for any person or animal to consume the eggs.

 

[Folly's place]

They should go in the garbage. Look up the MSDS and the information on the FARAD website about the insecticides you are using, and act accordingly.
Mary

 

[Kiki]

Since we live in the south we have our property sprayed for mosquitos during the spring and summer months. Therefore we have decided not to eat our hens egg during the spraying. It feels awful throwing them away. Does anyone have any suggestions for using them elsewhere?

What do you use to spray?

 

[Kiki]

If you use permethrin the eggs are fine to eat.

 

[lazy gardener]

What is the spray? If it is the bacterial spray, you should be fine. If it is a typical insecticide, I'd look at the MSDS on it. You could also call your county ag extension office and speak to their agent who deals with poultry.

 

[aart]

Welcome to BYC @Abkdn !
Yes, knowing what chemical you are dealing with would help.
Also do you free range?
How much exposure to the chemical are the birds getting?

 

[Ridgerunner]

I strongly agree with the others, you need to know what the chemical is so you know better how to react. Your extension office could probably help you a lot with that or even the CD. But they need to know what the chemical is.

Even if they say it is fine, if you are not comfortable do not eat them. That part is totally up to you. So what do you do with your eggs if you don't want to eat them or feed them to your dogs or chickens? If it were me I'd break them and bury them in my compost, shell and all. I've done that with eggs I don't want to use. If you bury them deep enough they will not smell and critters will not dig them out. Or you can break them and bury them, shell and all, in your garden where you will not be digging for a bit. That is great fertilize once it breaks down.

Before I did this I'd want to know what the pesticide is. Practically all the things you spray for mosquitoes have a fairly short life. They break down pretty quickly so they don't hang around and contaminate thee environment for extended periods. But some break down a lot slower than others.

It is a great question. Talking to the CDC or the extension office about risks of exposure of your birds to that specific chemical is also a good question. Many communities spray for mosquitoes, that's how yellow fever, malaria, encephalitis, and some other mosquito born diseases are controlled. That will help protect your chickens against fowl pox. Some people will be horrified that they spray for mosquitoes but to me that makes living in the deep south possible.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

ALL good advice from very smart peeps already!

I will say that I bought Permethrin spray in order to keep mosquitoes off my goats. It happens to be also labeled for use in chickens and effective against MANY other parasites including lice, mites, ticks, fleas and so on. It is, as noted by another poster, SAFE to use without holding back eggs if used according to directions.

We fight skeeters here in the PNW... I have a mug that shows them being out state park bird, they are so big! But I bet it IS worse in the south.

When I sit out with my chooks in the evening I put on a pair of light colored pants and rejoice victory for every blood sucker I kill. Even thanking God. And if I miss one... slight disappointment but with the thought, I'll get you next time... and I feed them to any bird close by and smart enough to see it on my finger. If no one is close by I might gather a pile and drop them int he feed dish... the birds probably never notice and it hasn't impacted my feed bill much.

 

[lazy gardener]

Just one other comment (or three!). What else are you doing to control mosquitoes and other biting insects? Prevent any standing water on your property. Keep your grass clipped, Use mosquito dunks for any water that can't be drained. If your yard is pretty dry, perhaps keep a rain barrel or a bucket of water. If you opt for a bucket, dump some weeds into it. Mosquitoes will be drawn to this water source to breed. You get 2 benefits: the bucket of weedy water becomes a trap for breeding mosquitoes while it brews a wonderful weed tea fertilizer for your garden. By dumping the weeds in the water before they bloom, you are destroying the next generation of weeds while creating wonderful fertilizer. Just be sure to dump it before the larvae pupate. Then start a new bucket. Or (you didn't hear it from me... ) you could keep a couple of pet gold fish in a rain barrel. They will feast on the never ending supply of mosquito larvae that will never get the chance to become the next generation of vampires. While doing so, they will turn that rain water into wonderful fertilized water for your gardens. If you don't want to brew weed tea or fish poo fertilizer, you can put a mosquito dunk in your barrel or bucket.