Hi Buddy George -- good advice, and I'm back! Alaska Farm Girl in Soldotna -- my hens are FREEZING; I'll call you.
xo
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Old George" <barnmanager@...> wrote:
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>
> I have noticed a couple posts on the subject. There are some common
> sense rules and some old timers tales plus scientific stuff.
>
> First, if you can't collect eggs every day it depends on temperature and
> if a hen is sitting on them. Below 45deg F Eggs last forever. I
> personally, while in the military (Roman Legion), unpacked, cooked and
> served eggs that had been in cold storage 10 years. If a hen has been
> brooding them I would say 3 days or you can tell the kids they don't
> have to eat the feet. I think eggs have to reach a critical temperature
> before they start to develop. I believe it's up around 100deg F.
>
> In Europe fresh eggs are kept at room temperature for up to a week or
> more. I think their rooms are cooler than ours and they wear woolies.
>
> Frozen eggs: the cracked ones go to the dog. Put suspected frozen eggs
> in the refrigerator immediately. If you put them on the counter in a
> warm kitchen you can watch them crack. In the frig they thaw gradually
> without cracking. Use them just as you would if they weren't frozen.
>
> Freezing Eggs: Any way except in the shells. Separated or not.
>
> Dirty eggs: If you plan to use them within a couple days wash them in
> luke warm water, no detergent. The real cruddy ones go in the compost.
> The best cure for dirty eggs is a clean nest. The best nests have a
> slanted top so the birds can't roost on top of them. Most chickens will
> not sleep in the nests. This don't apply to Silkies. You have to change
> their bedding every other day.
>
> Ol' George
>
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