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stacyluu
Farmgirl in Training
24 Posts
stacy
tuttle
oklahoma
USA
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 Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 10:55:25 PM
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| does anyone ever get chalky-looking eggs...bland, matte finish...they taste just the same...but they just don't look as pretty to sell...someone else posted a site of how long ago..people rubbed them with lard, then buffed several times to "seal" the pores and keep them fresh longer...so i rubbed a small amt. of shortening on mine, then buffed them....and they turned out so nice and shiny..brought out a deeper, richer color....and they are much nicer to look at....does anyone else get "chalky" eggs? what causes this and can you do something about it? thanks! |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 4:44:44 PM
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You finally got your chickens to lay? How exiting! I have never done that before with the lard. No one's ever said anything about the way the eggs looked. I never wash my eggs, either. Unless they are extremely dirty. Then they go in the fridge. But I bet they are pretty after doing all that to them. I would just want to put them in a pretty basket and keep them on the counter to look at.
Kris
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 6:16:31 PM
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I don't know- all the eggs I have ever bought- both store and farm fresh have had a matte finish to them. I think I would worry what had been done to the eggs if they were shiny!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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farm~maid
True Blue Farmgirl
176 Posts
Christine
IN
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2009 : 03:58:22 AM
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Our hens give us matte finish eggs, too. We have quite an assortment - green/blue, white/ brown/ brown speckled, banty.
They make a nice looking basket.
I've heard of rubbing them with oil, but I thought that it was for preservation. I'm probably wrong on that.
I bet yours do look very pretty and would make a nice picture.
Christine
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2009 : 11:51:58 AM
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I have heard you should not wash your eggs for fear of samilia. It can go thru the egg shell. I wonder if the lard would as well?
Kim
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frolicnfibers
True Blue Farmgirl
668 Posts
Diana
White City
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2009 : 08:56:20 AM
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We have one chicken that always gives the matt finish eggs...she's the Barred Rock hen. The other two give more shiny eggs, especially the Rhode Island Red. Coincidence??
Diana
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