Eggs: To Pitch or NOT to Pitch

[Leah Renee]

Hi!
So we left for the weekend and came back to a broken egg that then found its contents rubbed all over the rest as the girls were laying throughout the days.
Wondering if the bloom has been compromised?

 

[Hinotori]

I candle eggs and take a good look at the air cell if I find a hidden bunch.

When I used to sell eggs, all the good, large ones were sold. I kept small or dirty ones for us.

There are always silkie eggs here. Takes 3 of those to make a large egg.

After many times cleaning yolk from broken eggs off others, I grew really tired of it and would rather just toss them.

I put out older eggs for the ravens anyway. I've witnessed them chasing off enough hawks to happily feed them occasionally.

 

[Denim Deb]

They should be fine.

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Hi @Leah Renee . Welcome to the group!

When I get eggs like that, I wash them, and refrigerate them. I usually keep my unwashed eggs on the counter.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Welcome Leah. I rarely have an egg that is nasty enough that it can't be salvaged. Even the cracked ones go to the dog! And I'll eat a cracked egg myself if the membrane is intact. I save all the less than perfect eggs for my own use, and my customers get the "pristine" ones.

Now, if those eggs were sitting out in the summer heat for a few days, I might have second thoughts about using them. I'd let my nose be the guide in that situation. When in doubt, give it to the animals or toss it.

 

[Denim Deb]

Welcome Leah. I rarely have an egg that is nasty enough that it can't be salvaged. Even the cracked ones go to the dog! And I'll eat a cracked egg myself if the membrane is intact. I save all the less than perfect eggs for my own use, and my customers get the "pristine" ones.

Now, if those eggs were sitting out in the summer heat for a few days, I might have second thoughts about using them. I'd let my nose be the guide in that situation. When in doubt, give it to the animals or toss it.

Almost all of the eggs that I eat are the cracked ones. As long as the membrane is still intact, I wash them, then place them in the fridge. It's very rare for me to toss an egg.

 

[Mini Horses]

I save all the less than perfect eggs for my own use, and my customers get the "pristine" ones.

to sell eggs, all the good, large ones were sold. I kept small or dirty ones for us.

Our customers have NO IDEA how we suffer for them! and then, some complain about the 1/2 price cost over what is "supposed to be" free range, FRESH eggs. I have been known to have a "hen shutdown" going on when they ask for more.

Heck, I can boil & feed back to the girls for that hassle.

 

[Denim Deb]

I was shocked the last time I looked at the price of eggs in the store. I had felt bad when I raised the price of my eggs, don't feel bad now.

 

[Leah Renee]

They should be fine.

Thank you! One way to find out!

 

[Hinotori]

Depends on how difficult the others look to clean. I'm lazy and usually just toss dirty ones to the ravens.

I have plenty of hens so there are always more eggs.