Free range garden eggs

[PeteC]

Haven't read above link yet but daughter #1 indicates that if you don't wash an egg it will last out of the frig for months.

1) Not store bought eggs but home laid eggs only. Commercial eggs are all washed as part of the process.
A) Apparently a membrane inside the egg shell that protects it from bacteria entering. Wash the outside of the egg and it somehow destroys the inside membrane to some degree.

Learning stuff all the time. Pete

EDIT: More about washing eggs......http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/24997 ... -wash-eggs

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumug ... ice-versa/

[Takiap]

Pete, eggs don't need to be kept in a fridge at all, even those that which have been washed. The average store bought egg is roughly two to three weeks old. Your daughter is correct though, washing an egg destroys its natural protection. It's also not advisable to wash eggs that you get from your own chickens because if not done correctly, the eggs can actually absorb contaminants, particularly if the water is warmer than the egg. I have read in the past that some people who keep chickens and sell the eggs, give the eggs a wipe with a damp cloth using a mild bleach solution. Personally I wouldn't do it though since most eggs are pretty clean in any case.

[PeteC]

Pete, eggs don't need to be kept in a fridge at all, even those that which have been washed. The average store bought egg is roughly two to three weeks old. Your daughter is correct though, washing an egg destroys its natural protection. It's also not advisable to wash eggs that you get from your own chickens because if not done correctly, the eggs can actually absorb contaminants, particularly if the water is warmer than the egg. I have read in the past that some people who keep chickens and sell the eggs, give the eggs a wipe with a damp cloth using a mild bleach solution. Personally I wouldn't do it though since most eggs are pretty clean in any case.

The why oh why do they put an egg rack in refrigerators?

[dtaai-maai]

Thinking about it, eggs are not usually refrigerated in markets and supermarkets.

[migrant]

Thinking about it, eggs are not usually refrigerated in markets and supermarkets.

Here in the states they are refrigerated in the supermarkets

[Dannie Boy]

Thinking about it, eggs are not usually refrigerated in markets and supermarkets.

Here in the states they are refrigerated in the supermarkets

I think that's because in the US the eggs are washed, whereas in the UK they are not.

[PeteC]

Another comment, and this is no yolk. The daughter tells me that her chickens only lay eggs between about 0900 and 1030 each day. Is this normal Takiap, and yours also? Pete

[Dannie Boy]

Another comment, and this is no yolk. The daughter tells me that her chickens only lay eggs between about 0900 and 1030 each day. Is this normal Takiap, and yours also? Pete

We only have 4 chickens but they do normally lay their eggs early, sometimes by 08.00 and normally by 10.00, but occasionally one of them will be late and when one of them misses a day, you can guarantee that she will have laid it by 08.00 or earlier the next day. Interestingly, we have four hutches but quite often get all 4 eggs are laid in the same hutch, so they go in one after the other!!

[Takiap]

Our hens have always laid at different times of the day and it looks as though these egg layers my MIL has got are much the same. I've found that a hen will lay a bit later each day until she misses a day. Apparently the reason for this has got something to do with how long it takes an egg to form.



DB, yes, the hens tend to like sharing a nest. With our Thai "gai ban" it's a pain in the butt because you have a brooding hen, and the others keep laying their eggs in the same box. A few hatch, the hen goes on her way with a few chicks, and the remaining eggs are at various stages of development, which are then eaten by my FIL. Apparently a delicacy in some countries. Personally I think it's disgusting, both the eating and the act of cooking eggs with a live chick inside. This being Thailand though, sometimes it's just best to look the other way.






PS: DB, what type of chickens have you got?

[Dannie Boy]

PS: DB, what type of chickens have you got?

Ones like these Takiap

[PeteC]

There could be a difference concerning laying for those hens with a rooster in residence, and hens without. The daughter has no rooster. Pete

[DAVYCHEZ]

Received my first delivery of eggs yesterday, thanks Takiap.
The eggs are beautiful, I have boiled them and as per advice from Takiap, left them in cold water for a while after they're cooked.
Now my weekly order is in, I won't be buying eggs from Tesco again

[Takiap]

There might be Pete, but I haven't ever noticed any difference at all, although obviously if there is a rooster then the eggs will be fertile, depending on the hen to rooster ratio. Fertile eggs are no different to regular eggs and can also be eaten. We keep our rooster separate from the egg layers though. He hangs out with our regular gai baan chickens, and yes, I have been eating their eggs for about three years now. In fact, I can't even remember when last I ate a store bought eggs, although I have done so because the in-laws went through a stage where they wanted to get as many eggs as possible to hatch.

[Takiap]

Received my first delivery of eggs yesterday, thanks Takiap.
The eggs are beautiful, I have boiled them and as per advice from Takiap, left them in cold water for a while after they're cooked.
Now my weekly order is in, I won't be buying eggs from Tesco again

I'll pass your compliments on to our resident chicken egg farmer.

[PeteC]

If anyone wants to try, have what seems to be the perfect method for making hard boiled eggs. Room temperature eggs, not straight out of the frig or they will break.

1) 1/2 inch only of water in the pot.

2) Egg in when start to boil.

3. 8 minutes.

Simple and perfect consistency inside.

I would like to hear the perfect method for soft boiled eggs as I have a hard time with that one. Either too long or too short.