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  • Kim B July 17, 2014 at 1:32pm

    I would like to have some guineas but afraid that husband would complain they are too noisy.

  • Kim B July 17, 2014 at 7:49am

    My hens lay buff and blue to blue green eggs.  And the coops will start to smell if you let the poo load up.  My birds have a huge built yard to roam in to protect from the foxes.  I do let them out sometimes to pasture/free range but this is risky as the hawk has taken out some of my hens and of course recently a fox was hunting during the day and killed one of my lovely ameraucana roosters.

  • Kim B July 17, 2014 at 7:47am

    I always thought about getting guinea fowl as we have tons of ticks in our woods. 

  • Kim B July 16, 2014 at 4:51pm

    I've read where fresh eggs are good when kept at 70 degree F for 30 days.

  • Cheryl Nelson July 16, 2014 at 4:13pm

    Simple enough.  I think they were trying to have some longer-term guidelines with guaranteed success.  It seems like just keeping the eggs in the chickens until needed is the best solution, lol.

    Vickie said:

    Cheryl, I read that a while back. It makes storing eggs way more complicated than they really need to be. I find it's very simple, treat your chickens right and collect the eggs every day. Keep what you need on the counter and refrigerate the ones you won't use for a while or want to give away. Then drop them in a glass of water right before use  if you're not sure how long they've been on the counter - if they sink, eat them and if they float, through them out. 

  • Cheryl Nelson July 16, 2014 at 2:22pm

    Mother Earth did a test on egg shelf life, if you're interested:  http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zm...

  • nimra' July 16, 2014 at 1:18pm

      eggs in U.S . can be 6 months  old when put the store shelf.   Hens put a protective coating on when laying , if you are going to wash fresh eggs use then!     taste & color of fresh eggs vis store eggs   ,you would know

  • Jim Balister July 15, 2014 at 9:53pm

    Nice report.   I use to buy eggs from a farmer who kept the egg crates on his inside back porch.    35 cents a dozen!  Yes that was 30 years ago.    When you buy eggs always look for chunks of debris (chicken s@@#) on the eggs.  If they are dirty, do not buy them.  

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