Whats the life span?!

[Tala]

They last forever in the fridge.

Several months at least.

They never actually last that long around here though.

 

[k2chickens]

Okay, Thanks guys! I hope I can atleast get a couple of months out of them!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Clean from the nest, with the bloom on, up to 6 months in the refrigerator. That's according to the Mother Earth News study on various egg storage methods.

We usually eat them sooner than that.

 

[k2chickens]

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Thanks for the info! Sounds like that would be a good life span and sounds like it would be most likely!

 

[joedie]

What is the bloom?

 

[in2chickens]

Another qeustion related to this post----How quickly should the eggs be taken out of the nest if they are going to be eaten?

 

[FrizzleFreak]

in2chickens: quick as possible, I don't like to leave them in for more than 24 hours-but that's me.
On the egg eating stuff: Broken out eggs whose yolks are broken can go months in the freezer. Obviously, not for hatching.

 

[horsejody]

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The bloom is a protective coating that the hen's body puts on it as it is laid. It creates a barrier to keep out bacteria. Washing the egg removes the bloom.

 

[LoupGarou]

I never knew eggs lasted so long! In the past, if eggs were more than a couple of weeks old, they went to the dogs and I got myself a fresh carton.

Just to be clear, though, what constitutes "washing?" Can the bloom survive the egg being rinsed with water to remove foreign objects from the outside of the egg?