Fresh Eggs last up to 5 months in the refrigerator and 2 months unwashed on countertop. I usually keep mine on counter top because we eat them way before a month is even up.
I enjoyed your video and am a little envious how easy you can collect your eggs. Here in the desert I tried to raise chickens for the purpose of selling farm fresh eggs. So many times I've heard older folks complain how easy store bought eggs crack or break when handled. Your eggs are tough because of the natural coating. I need to check my boots for scorpions before I slip them on because one time I was stung on the big toe. I got lucky because the scorpion was young and didn't inject a full load of venom. I limped around my little dirt patch farm for only a few days and didn't die. So, after chasing away a daily coyote trying to dig into my coup I gathered as many fresh dropped eggs as possible in a basket before my lunatic rooster attacks me. He was a rescued cockfighter with a very bad temper. I have many scars to prove it. His name is Tyson as you can imagine. I can hold at least a dozen with one hand and my sawed-off in the other for the family of weasels who chase after me for the eggs. To be honest I'm about this close to giving it all up. I didn't think selling eggs could be so difficult.
We have always put the pointed end down in the carton. (Not sure why-something to do with the air sac.) We once read that the eggs you buy at the store can be up to 2 months old and still be labeled “Fresh”.
I’m in Jamaica right now and I noticed that they don’t refrigerate eggs and was so confused lol. Thank you for this video it helped me to understand especially the end of I want to test the freshness. You have a Beautiful attitude and lots of positivity. May God Continue to Bless You 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks so much. I was out of town and did not know how long the eggs had been in the fridge, Now I will have a better idea due to the testing with water.
I have heard that unwashed eggs will last 2 months on your counter top. Once they're washers when you cut down on their longevity. I wash my hen eggs with a dish cloth like I'm washing dishes. I usually don't wash them until the night before I'm going to deliver them. I don't know if an egg really last for 2 months, that's just what I've heard. My eggs sell almost as quick as I get them. Right now I have 6 Rhode Island Reds, 16 Buff Orphingtons, 5 miscellaneous breeds that free range, 7 roosters and 18 baby chicks(6 Rhode Island Reds and 12 White Leghorns). In February I'll be ordering 24 more baby chicks(6 Rhode Island Reds, 12 Barred Rocks and 6 Black Sex Links). I'll have 76 chickens when it's all said and done. I will be using my roosters for breeding so I won't have to but anymore chicks. I hope to be able to sell baby chicks. I saw your new barn in the back ground. I really love it. Keep these videos coming.
Hi. I noticed that you put the eggs into the carton any which way. The pointed end always goes down with the air space or top side up. Also, the University of N.H. food booklet says that for every hour left out at room temperature the egg is equal to one day old. I’ve raised birds hens,ducks,geese, turkeys for years and discovered that the colder they are the longer they last. The birds can hatch out perfectly fine chicks from eggs that are four or five months old as long as they are kept in the high thirty degree range. If you investigate the large commercial egg farms you’ll discover that they do the same, keeping eggs for many months so that they always have products.
Beautiful presentation and I enjoyed seeing your chicken environment! I was surprised to see you loading the egg carton w/the pointed end UP. I was told to always place the pointed end DOWN so that the air sac, which is in the Blount End, can stay on top to prevent bacteria etc from entering the shell.
And they don’t tend to stick as they often do if the blunt end is out in the carton first. Don’t need to have been moistened or cracked they’re just not sized the same as commercial eggs are…and the bottoms are usually larger than those picked for perfect uniform sizes of store bought eggs.
I read when storing eggs,to have narrow end down. The reason is that it has an air pocket and will spoil. I also, heard this Homesteading Family " how to handle farm fresh eggs"
Considering this video was made in Ohio USA, you might want to mention that your 36° is likely Celsius! 😁 36° in Ohio is a winter temperature because here 36° means Fahrenheit, and that is equivalent to 2.2°C! 36°C equals 97°F, which is a summertime temperature in Ohio. Either way, The refrigerator sounds like a good idea for you. I know from my friends who were born in Africa that the continent has an extremely wide range of weather from north to south, and depending upon season and elevation; so even within African most likely it depends upon your local climate. 💙🌻
It's summer time coming. Is it still safe to keep eggs on the counter- unwashed of course, with NO air conditioning to keep any kind of regulated temperature? How warm would be too warm?
I only use dawn if they are really bad. I keep the eggs in the fridge out of habit and because i dont know how long eggs will last because I don't know how old they were to begin with but seldom find a bad one. I figure they will break easier when old
@@ChanyataFarm I use peat moss and pine bark mulch, I keep my run and coop very clean and I still have a chicken I just discovered has bumblefoot and she does not like to be held, as I found out tonight when I was inspecting her foot.. I am freaking out cause I don’t know what to do 😩😩😩
I buy farm fresh eggs from a friend and she collects the eggs but doesn’t wash them, then she puts them in the fridge for her customers. Can I preserve my eggs by water glassing? Even though they’ve been in the fridge?
How do you market your eggs? Do you go by what the stores sell them for or by what people around you are selling them for? Where i live they sell them as “fertile” or “fresh eating eggs” and the fertile ones are twice the price what the deal with the prices?
Have you ever heard of or looked into roll away nest box? They are commercially available but you and your dad could probably build a better version! Lol
They are a cool idea. The egg rolls away after it is laid and the idea is this keeps the eggs clean and safe from the hen's pecking/ kicking eggs out of the nest.
Personally I would not. I guess you could crack the egg and see if it smells rotten? Just doesn’t seem worth the risk of having to deal with a gastro issue with the dog.
I would wash them. The way I understand it, the temperature change makes the pores on the shell expand and contract, so if there is bacteria on the shell, and can be drawn through to the inside of the egg.
why would you even clean eggs ? It's not like you are eating the shell are you ? Just clean them before breaking. The natural coating works as a sealant, in europe that is a standard
@@willschneider2330 the 7 month thing they may have been referring to water glassing the eggs for long term storage. I’ve never tried that personally. It has always been our best practice to always check any eggs that are older with the float test before we use them.
depends on the temperature... and humidity. best to the check if eggs were lain 2 to 4 times s day. I've ate eggs that my chickens laid the day before and just laid on my counter top for a couple of weeks. Nothing ever happened to me. (Probably lucky lol) If your making your own eggs, always candle them... to be on the safe side of things make sure there isn't bacteria growing. etc...also try to smell the eggs. make sure it don't smell bad. Good luck!
Why is it when it comes to representation that no one puts farm fresh in a matching display? Have same size color and date and breed you go through the work of raising why not the extra mile of professionalism
Fresh Eggs last up to 5 months in the refrigerator and 2 months unwashed on countertop. I usually keep mine on counter top because we eat them way before a month is even up.
I enjoyed your video and am a little envious how easy you can collect your eggs. Here in the desert I tried to raise chickens for the purpose of selling farm fresh eggs. So many times I've heard older folks complain how easy store bought eggs crack or break when handled. Your eggs are tough because of the natural coating.
I need to check my boots for scorpions before I slip them on because one time I was stung on the big toe. I got lucky because the scorpion was young and didn't inject a full load of venom. I limped around my little dirt patch farm for only a few days and didn't die. So, after chasing away a daily coyote trying to dig into my coup I gathered as many fresh dropped eggs as possible in a basket before my lunatic rooster attacks me. He was a rescued cockfighter with a very bad temper. I have many scars to prove it. His name is Tyson as you can imagine. I can hold at least a dozen with one hand and my sawed-off in the other for the family of weasels who chase after me for the eggs. To be honest I'm about this close to giving it all up. I didn't think selling eggs could be so difficult.
We have always put the pointed end down in the carton. (Not sure why-something to do with the air sac.) We once read that the eggs you buy at the store can be up to 2 months old and still be labeled “Fresh”.
I’m in Jamaica right now
and I noticed that they don’t refrigerate eggs and was so confused lol.
Thank you for this video it helped me to understand especially the end of I want to test the freshness.
You have a Beautiful attitude
and lots of positivity.
May God Continue to Bless You
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks so much. I was out of town and did not know how long the eggs had been in the fridge, Now I will have a better idea due to the testing with water.
Yes this was a good tip I'm from the Bay area in indiana and got some farm eggs!!! But how do I test them? 😂 tnx
I have heard that unwashed eggs will last 2 months on your counter top. Once they're washers when you cut down on their longevity. I wash my hen eggs with a dish cloth like I'm washing dishes. I usually don't wash them until the night before I'm going to deliver them. I don't know if an egg really last for 2 months, that's just what I've heard. My eggs sell almost as quick as I get them. Right now I have 6 Rhode Island Reds, 16 Buff Orphingtons, 5 miscellaneous breeds that free range, 7 roosters and 18 baby chicks(6 Rhode Island Reds and 12 White Leghorns). In February I'll be ordering 24 more baby chicks(6 Rhode Island Reds, 12 Barred Rocks and 6 Black Sex Links). I'll have 76 chickens when it's all said and done. I will be using my roosters for breeding so I won't have to but anymore chicks. I hope to be able to sell baby chicks. I saw your new barn in the back ground. I really love it. Keep these videos coming.
76 birds! That’s awesome! I’m planning to get to around 50 this year
This was such a fun video! I loved all the different shots!
Yeah! This looked so good!
Beautiful! Picture perfect farm. Thanks for the info.
Hi. I noticed that you put the eggs into the carton any which way. The pointed end always goes down with the air space or top side up. Also, the University of N.H. food booklet says that for every hour left out at room temperature the egg is equal to one day old. I’ve raised birds hens,ducks,geese, turkeys for years and discovered that the colder they are the longer they last. The birds can hatch out perfectly fine chicks from eggs that are four or five months old as long as they are kept in the high thirty degree range. If you investigate the large commercial egg farms you’ll discover that they do the same, keeping eggs for many months so that they always have products.
Great tip! I will definitely look into this. Always learning!
@@ChanyataFarm let us know what YOU find out about it please,, thanks! Also what does a runny yolk mean when cracked?
Thank You for the info, I was given 5 dozen eggs today and wasn't sure how to check if they were still good.
Beautiful presentation and I enjoyed seeing your chicken environment! I was surprised to see you loading the egg carton w/the pointed end UP. I was told to always place the pointed end DOWN so that the air sac, which is in the Blount End, can stay on top to prevent bacteria etc from entering the shell.
And they don’t tend to stick as they often do if the blunt end is out in the carton first. Don’t need to have been moistened or cracked they’re just not sized the same as commercial eggs are…and the bottoms are usually larger than those picked for perfect uniform sizes of store bought eggs.
Thanks for the video, I didn’t know any of that.
I love your chicken coop!
I read when storing eggs,to have narrow end down. The reason is that it has an air pocket and will spoil. I also, heard this Homesteading Family " how to handle farm fresh eggs"
Someone else brought up this point and we hadn’t heard that before then, but we ended up reading about it too and that’s how we handle them now
In Africa you keep them in the fridge! 36 degrees in Summer here and Winters aren't that much cooler either. 😀
Considering this video was made in Ohio USA, you might want to mention that your 36° is likely Celsius! 😁
36° in Ohio is a winter temperature because here 36° means Fahrenheit, and that is equivalent to 2.2°C! 36°C equals 97°F, which is a summertime temperature in Ohio. Either way, The refrigerator sounds like a good idea for you. I know from my friends who were born in Africa that the continent has an extremely wide range of weather from north to south, and depending upon season and elevation; so even within African most likely it depends upon your local climate. 💙🌻
All my egg questions- ANSWERED
The more you know 🌈🌈
In the winter when it cold out and you gather eggs do they have to go to the fridge since they are already cold or can they still set out
It's summer time coming. Is it still safe to keep eggs on the counter- unwashed of course, with NO air conditioning to keep any kind of regulated temperature? How warm would be too warm?
I only use dawn if they are really bad. I keep the eggs in the fridge out of habit and because i dont know how long eggs will last because I don't know how old they were to begin with but seldom find a bad one. I figure they will break easier when old
If I have an unwashed egg do i have to wash it before I crack it open
I put my farm fresh eggs in the fridge not washed. Can i wash them when i get them out of the fridge then cook them?
What do you use for bedding in your run? You set up is amazing!
In the coop, medium pine shavings. In the run, wood chips/mulch
@@ChanyataFarm I use peat moss and pine bark mulch, I keep my run and coop very clean and I still have a chicken I just discovered has bumblefoot and she does not like to be held, as I found out tonight when I was inspecting her foot.. I am freaking out cause I don’t know what to do 😩😩😩
We have never cleaned our run once. Constantly adding more and more to it, it’s probably 8 inches deep
I buy farm fresh eggs from a friend and she collects the eggs but doesn’t wash them, then she puts them in the fridge for her customers. Can I preserve my eggs by water glassing? Even though they’ve been in the fridge?
Store them point down too
So after you soaked them in the sink they'd be considered washed, correct???
Don’t put unwashed eggs In the Refrigerator? I since is not good to wash with cold wash, unwashed and cold should be right… am I correct or not?
How do you market your eggs? Do you go by what the stores sell them for or by what people around you are selling them for? Where i live they sell them as “fertile” or “fresh eating eggs” and the fertile ones are twice the price what the deal with the prices?
I’ve charged $5 a dozen for a couple years now. I have a group of about 15-20 steady customers and any time I have extra they go to family
Have you ever heard of or looked into roll away nest box? They are commercially available but you and your dad could probably build a better version! Lol
I’ll have to check it out! Thanks for the tip
I screen shotted this and sent it to my dad, it made his day!
They are a cool idea. The egg rolls away after it is laid and the idea is this keeps the eggs clean and safe from the hen's pecking/ kicking eggs out of the nest.
Can you cook the eggs that float and give to the dog?
Personally I would not. I guess you could crack the egg and see if it smells rotten? Just doesn’t seem worth the risk of having to deal with a gastro issue with the dog.
When I buy farm fresh eggs, it’ll be gone two or three days. My dad and I eat them for breakfast and for baking goods.
If I can't eat all my eggs in a reasonable time and want to refrigerate them, must I wash first, or may I wash as I use them?
I would wash them. The way I understand it, the temperature change makes the pores on the shell expand and contract, so if there is bacteria on the shell, and can be drawn through to the inside of the egg.
Put them in the refrigerator before you wash them?
No, only put them in the fridge AFTER you wash them
I thought eggs benefit from being placed point side down?? When stored
This was something I didn’t know about until people brought it to my attention in the comments of this video, but you are correct
why would you even clean eggs ?
It's not like you are eating the shell are you ? Just clean them before breaking.
The natural coating works as a sealant, in europe that is a standard
conversating...lol...Conversing
Someone said 7:00 to 9 weeks just wondering
When in doubt, do the float test. If it floats, it’s bad don’t eat it
And then I saw another one that you can store eggs up to 7 months been getting a lot of different reviews would like to know what you think
@@willschneider2330 the 7 month thing they may have been referring to water glassing the eggs for long term storage. I’ve never tried that personally. It has always been our best practice to always check any eggs that are older with the float test before we use them.
Nice teeth!
How long can I keep the eggs in my chicken coop before refrigerating and what will happen if I don't ? I'm new😂
depends on the temperature... and humidity. best to the check if eggs were lain 2 to 4 times s day. I've ate eggs that my chickens laid the day before and just laid on my counter top for a couple of weeks. Nothing ever happened to me. (Probably lucky lol) If your making your own eggs, always candle them... to be on the safe side of things make sure there isn't bacteria growing. etc...also try to smell the eggs. make sure it don't smell bad. Good luck!
Remove the light in the coop, by nature hens and thier body need a break from laying
We don’t do the light anymore
Your eggs are not pasture raised
Why is it when it comes to representation that no one puts farm fresh in a matching display? Have same size color and date and breed you go through the work of raising why not the extra mile of professionalism