One of the nice things about raising your own chickens is knowing what they are eating and what is going into the eggs they lay. Another nice thing is knowing that your eggs are fresh.
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The average egg in the grocery store can be up to 8 weeks old by the time you buy it.
Hopefully none of your backyard eggs will hang around that long, but if they do, here are some tips to keeping your eggs fresh as long as possible.
Proper Egg Handling and Storage
Keep the Eggs Clean
The cleaner your coop, the cleaner your eggs will be. Nesting box bedding should be changed often so it is always clean and thick enough that eggs don't break.
Eggs should be collected as often as possible, as least twice a day. Roosts should be scraped clean each morning and coop litter should be replaced as needed. That way the eggs should be clean and not caked with mud
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One of the nice things about raising your own chickens is knowing what they are eating and what is going into the eggs they lay. Another nice thing is knowing that your eggs are fresh.
Mediavine
The average egg in the grocery store can be up to 8 weeks old by the time you buy it.
Hopefully none of your backyard eggs will hang around that long, but if they do, here are some tips to keeping your eggs fresh as long as possible.
Proper Egg Handling and Storage
Keep the Eggs Clean
The cleaner your coop, the cleaner your eggs will be. Nesting box bedding should be changed often so it is always clean and thick enough that eggs don't break.
Eggs should be collected as often as possible, as least twice a day. Roosts should be scraped clean each morning and coop litter should be replaced as needed. That way the eggs should be clean and not caked with mud