How to Clean Chicken Eggs
When you are dealing with farm fresh eggs, there is a lot you need to know. The main reason most people keep chickens is because of the farm fresh eggs those special chickens produce each day! Most people get their eggs from a farm or they have chickens to lay the eggs for them. While eggs aren’t traditionally complicated, there are some things you need to know about farm fresh eggs.
Should you clean chicken eggs right away? I say no. This is because when you wash the eggs you’re washing off the bloom. Washing eggs should come later, not before you store them on your countertop. When you do decide to wash the chicken eggs you need to use warm water so that it kills the bacteria.
For most of your life, you have stored eggs in the fridge to keep them from going bad. When you buy eggs from the store, you should keep those in the fridge. However, eggs straight from the chicken to your home have bloom (a protective layer). Bloom helps keep the bacteria out of the eggshell and the egg itself.
You can store farm fresh chicken eggs on the countertop for a month and they will still be good. At that point, you may want to start moving them to the fridge.
I like to eat my farm fresh eggs within two weeks. I think they taste better that way! Since there are only two of us at home, we don’t go through as many eggs as some of you bigger families.
Keeping eggs at room temperature is a good thing. This keeps eggs at the right temp for cooking too. Yes, eggs stored on the shelf or countertop are safe to eat.
As you buy eggs or raise chickens who lay eggs, you will notice that some eggs are big and some eggs are small. Some breeds of chickens lay really big eggs and some lay really small eggs. The size of the egg you get depends on the day and the chicken. I guess that’s what is special about farm fresh eggs, they’re all pretty unique!
If you don’t know this, it’s time that you do. Chicken poop and chicken eggs come out of the same spot. You can usually tell a farm-fresh egg from a store-bought egg because the farm-fresh egg is likely to have some poop on it.
If you have thought about having your own chickens, you may be wondering what a nesting box is. As fancy as it sounds, it’s just a box in which chickens can lay their eggs. The neat thing about nesting boxes is that you can put a variety of items to make it more nest-like.
Wood shavings and straw are good choices for a nesting box. You can also use sawdust in nesting boxes. Nesting boxes need to have their content changed every couple of weeks. This helps keep everything more sanitary.
The really cool thing about farm fresh eggs is the color! There is nothing more to the shell of an egg than the chicken itself. The breed of the chicken is the only thing that determines the color of the shell. The color of the egg doesn’t really matter all too much.
You will notice there are white eggs, brown eggs, and I’ve even seen a blue egg before. Free-range eggs can even have different egg sizes bases on the type of chicken you have!
If you have a farm-fresh egg, there isn’t any kind of expiration date on it. You need to know all about whether those eggs are good or bad. Here are a few tips to keep in mind.
Of course, if you are like me and don’t really pay attention to the date of the eggs, none of this really matters. And some of you go through eggs so quickly, you don’t even have to worry about whether the eggs are fresh or not.
You would naturally think a chicken would be mad if there was someone taking their eggs. However, for the most part, they aren’t bothered by it. As long as you aren’t hurting the chicken or scaring it, you should have no problem going for those eggs!
If you have ever purchased store-bought and also tried farm-fresh, there really isn’t any comparison. Farm fresh eggs are so much better. They are fresher and the taste is obvious. Of course, if you’re used to eating store-bought eggs, you may not be sure of the taste right away. However, I think farm fresh is better, hands down.
Good question. Do rodents eat chicken eggs? Rats have no problem raiding and killing young chickens and taking eggs for themselves. This is something you really have to stay on top of.
You can keep mice and other rodents out of the area by storing eggs in proper spots after they have been laid. You can also keep mice out of the area by keeping things as clean as possible.
You do not want a problem of mice or rats eating your chicken eggs. Take proper precautions to keep this from happening.
If you have never seen blood spots on your chicken eggs, you may be wondering what these spots mean. A blood spot on the chicken egg is simply a ruptured blood vessel in the chicken when she was laying the egg. Most experts would agree that this is nothing to worry about.
If you’re on the fence about farm fresh eggs, then perhaps this post will help you understand the process a little more. Farm fresh eggs have been around for as long as humanity can remember.
Use them in your omelets, store them on your countertops, and don’t get nervous about a little blood spot. Farm fresh eggs are nutritious and safer than anything store-bought. May God bless this world, Linda.
According to an article in Mother Earth News several yeas ago farm fresh eggs have 10X the nutrition of store bought eggs. Plus as you know the yolks of farm fresh are a much brighter yellow.
Hi Tom, oh my gosh, thanks for the heads up on the nutrition!!Great comment, Linda
The only thing better than farm fresh chicken eggs are farm fresh duck eggs! Cornbread made with duck eggs is fantastic. Also ducks require alot less caring for than chickens. Once you have tried duck eggs you will never want to go back. John
Hi John, oh my gosh, thank you for letting me know! I have a friend in Heber, Utah that raises ducks for eggs! I have never tasted them, now I want to try them! Great comment, Linda
Great article Linda, brings back memories of growing up on the farm. You are correct on all counts about eggs, you must have been raised on a farm. And yes, duck eggs are great, Mom said one duck egg equals two chicken eggs. Great information, keep up the good work.
Hi Hearl, I’m actually new to the fresh eggs life! I can’t have chickens where I live but I do buy them from local farmers. Thanks for the tips on 2 chicken eggs equals one duck egg! I love hearing that! Linda
A couple of thoughts. Most egg sellers will wash the eggs before selling. Most of the eggs I collect do NOT have poop on them. Like 80%. The color of the yolk has to do with what the hen is eating. When my chickens are free to roam in the summer, the eggs are darker orange. In the winter when they are “cooped up” the yolks are lighter yellow. The reason store eggs don’t have as many blood spots is that the eggs are not as fresh. Blood spots have nothing to do with whether the egg is fertile or not, as most people think. I don’t try to convince people to leave eggs at room temperature. Just go ahead and refrigerate them. If you have any more questions, just ask!
Hi Brenda, I’m new to this farm-fresh egg life! I don’t raise chickens because of where I live (HOA). But I still want to learn everything I can on how to raise them so if and when I move, I will be ready. Thank you for your comment today, we all learn from one another. I like my eggs in the frig as well! Linda
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