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| Terre |
Posted - Jul 13 2014 : 07:50:54 AM
I am a Farmgirl at heart and have bought fresh brown eggs for years. Recently I bought eggs from a new local man. The eggs were so covered with chicken poo and straw cemented to them that they smelled. I had to soak some of them just to loosen so I coud wipe clean. My new egg man said that he recommends storing eggs just as he gave them to me because this keeps the enzyme coating on them to stay fresh longer. I have never heard of this in all the years I have bought. Is this true or just a shortcut in not having to clean? I am concerned about e coli so did clean and found very beautiful brown eggs. I appreciate my farmgirls weighing in on this. Thank you.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jul 18 2014 : 10:53:15 AM
I think he's right about not washing them, but he definitely could've wiped off the yuck like the girls said... Ew!
Whenever we get fresh eggs from a friend, she wipes off the mud and muck with a dry cloth, but they do come a bit "decorated." We leave them like that until we are going to use them in order to keep them fresh; but OF COURSE I wash them with soap and water before cracking them open - I don't want anyone to get sick.
I've also read that you can wash them and then coat them in a light coating of mineral oil. That supposedly mimics their natural state and keeps them fresher longer; but I've never gone to the trouble. If you really don't like how they're coming to you, maybe that would be a good option for you. :)
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Nini
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| texdane |
Posted - Jul 17 2014 : 7:11:33 PM
There are so many arguments to both sides of the decision to wash eggs or not. I change the bedding on in my nests everyday, so my eggs are pretty clean. I do wash mine, and refrigerate. However, washing does remove the bloom, and egg shells are porous. What I've read and been told by several sources is if you do wash, make sure you use very hot water for just a short period of time. It should be warmer than a chicken's body temperature, otherwise cold water will open the pores and allow the bacteria to enter the egg.
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| nubidane |
Posted - Jul 13 2014 : 4:22:14 PM
The eggs have a "bloom" or protective coating. I store all of my eggs in a wire egg carrier, and then once a week wash them, so hubs can take some to work. Once they are washed, they are refrigerated. I have never had a bad egg this way.
Your egg guy could at least wipe off the poo!
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| Terre |
Posted - Jul 13 2014 : 2:33:54 PM
Thank you Marybeth and Denise! I won't wash anymore and just wipe. I knew my MJ friends would know :). Maybe some day I will have my own "girls".
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jul 13 2014 : 11:13:03 AM
We try to keep ours at least wiped off. We do not however wash them for the reason Marybeth gave you. They will definitely keep longer. We keep our nest and coop clean so we rarely have this happen. Usually we will use those icky eggs ourselves. We get a lot so we always have plenty of clean fresh ones to sell.
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Denise
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Jul 13 2014 : 08:50:42 AM
He should have at least wiped them off. I very seldom has poo covered eggs because we keep the nests and area clean. You shouldn't wash eggs because the shell really is porous and can be contaminated but you can clean off the icky stuff. I would talk to him and say you will find another egg person if he doesn't at least wipe down the eggs or have cleaner nests. MB
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