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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: F1schuey on May 03, 2011, 09:46

Title: Eggs
Post by: F1schuey on May 03, 2011, 09:46

How long do the eggs last ???

Title: Re: Eggs
Post by: Casey76 on May 03, 2011, 10:21

"officially" 3 - 4 weeks.  However I've eaten eggs quite a lot older than this.  I just float them before i open/cook them to make sure they're not off :)

Title: Re: Eggs
Post by: F1schuey on May 03, 2011, 12:27

Thank you

Title: Re: Eggs
Post by: Helenaj on May 03, 2011, 16:30

May I ask a question also? Does the 2-3 week rule still apply if you have a cockerel running with the hens? I get a bit twitchy if the "fertile" are more than a week old (which they rarely are). I don't refridgerate the eggs, but they are kept in an old stone larder which remains cool even in this weather.

Title: Re: Eggs
Post by: Casey76 on May 03, 2011, 16:38

Certainly I've never had an issue with embryos growing beyond the "blastoderm" stage, when left on the kitchen work surface.

Remember incubation temperature is 38*C, and the embryo generally wont develop at temperatures lower than 35*C 9and if your kitchen is that warm, then i think you have a problem ;) )

Title: Re: Eggs
Post by: themagicaltoad1 on May 03, 2011, 16:47

Some years ago I had a shop and the eggs I picked up from the wholesaler's had a 12 wk shelf life!