You can absolutely leave eggs out right?

[Momagain1]

love that..just wish it wasnt so expensive!

 

[LindsayB]

I usually leave mine in a wire egg basket on top of our bar in the kitchen...Sadly I'm going to have to make room in the fridge for them b/c of the cat. He has figured out how to push the basket off the counter and thinks they are just a free meal.

But I used to leave them out for a few weeks. Just don't wash them, it takes of the "bloom" that keeps bacteria out of the egg.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

I leave mine, unwashed on the counter. They are probably not there more than a couple of weeks because when I get more than a dozen I'll give a dozen away. I only have four birds.
If I have a really dirty egg, I wash it in hot water and refrigerate. I leave them out because I was told eggs can easily pick up odors from things with a strong smell in the fridge.

 

[Blueicebird]

But what if there is a chance the egg is fertile? I have roos and hens, and neither are old enough to make eggs. But I am curious that if I do not refrigerate the fresh eggs, will they still develope if fertile? Or develope, then stop half way through? (Kinda freaked about finding a baby when I crack one open). I am a first time chicken farmer with a small flock of barred rocks, americauna, and some new ones called terricuanas.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I've never refrigerated ours. We let them sit for up to 2 weeks before either cooking them and feeding them to the dogs or putting them in the incubator.

 

[vfem]

I leave 'em on the counter if I don't have to wash them. They'll be out for a few weeks at most for me, I think they can go longer... but we've eaten them all by then!

 

[Martha80]

@Blueicebird - fertile eggs need to be incubated at 98* to grow a chick. That's why you would need a broody hen or an incubator. Although the heat this week has been close!

Is the terricauna a variation of the americauna? A different color egg perhaps?

 

[NYREDS]

Here's a link to a Mother Earth News article on storing eggs. They did a fairly comprehensive study of various storage methods.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1977-11-01/Fresh-Eggs.aspx

 

[NYREDS]

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Too cool!!!!

 

[Blueicebird]

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It's a mix breed between the Americauna and a red breed, I forget the name but will find out tomorrow. I am posting photos of them on my profile

And thank you for answering me!