[princesspoultry]

Lately the egg whites in our eggs are runny like water.Do you have any idea what could be causing this?
                                            Thanks,
                                                      Princess Poultry

[Bodger]

How long are you keeping your eggs before eating them ?

[princesspoultry]

How long are you keeping your eggs before eating them ?

 
       A week or two...Every egg we eat is from a different day.

[Aunt Sally]

How old are the hens.  After about a year of laying the whites do become more runny.  Perfect for sandwiches as they fit the bread nicely  

[jack russell]

hi

dont want to hijack the tread but how long should you wait before eating  :?

cheers

jr

[Aunt Sally]

As long aws you want Jack.  

The egg white tens to be a bit 'powdery' for about 5 days to a week, and if you want hard boiled eggs the shell will stick to the white until they are about a week old.  But for frying, scrambeling, baking etc. you don't even need them to get cold  

[muntjac]

eggs need to mature .the oh i love day lay eggs is fine if ya want to have em boiled etc .but the taste dont get in till they gets a bit stale ,i have had eggs chiled for 21 days and no worries  

[princesspoultry]

How old are the hens.  After about a year of laying the whites do become more runny.  Perfect for sandwiches as they fit the bread nicely  

   3 of them are 2 years old and the other's are a little over a year.

[Aunt Sally]

How old are the hens.  After about a year of laying the whites do become more runny.  Perfect for sandwiches as they fit the bread nicely  

   3 of them are 2 years old and the other's are a little over a year.

Yes, their white will be runnier by now.  That is one of the main reasons that commercial egg layers are "retired" at 72 weeks old.

[princesspoultry]

hi

dont want to hijack the tread but how long should you wait before eating  :?

cheers

jr

 
  I don't know...I collect the eggs every night and then put them in the refrigerator.So it's not like their sitting around for days outside and then I eat them...

[princesspoultry]

How old are the hens.  After about a year of laying the whites do become more runny.  Perfect for sandwiches as they fit the bread nicely  

   3 of them are 2 years old and the other's are a little over a year.

Yes, their white will be runnier by now.  That is one of the main reasons that commercial egg layers are "retired" at 72 weeks old.

 
 OH OK,So the eggs are OK to eat though right?

[Aunt Sally]

OH OK,So the eggs are OK to eat though right?

Perfik  

[GrannieAnnie]

They just get a bit squashed trying to fit 4 into the frying pan!