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[Ms Tilytinkle]

Gooood Morning,

I am unsure how i have missed this information

Please will anyone tell me why i mustn't rinse my eggs, and what the rules & regs are.

I rinse away blood speckles with cold water daily, as one of our chickens always lays a totally blood speckled egg . She lays well & is happy & healthy. doesnt sound distressed at laying etc etc

 

Many Thanks

 

Ms Tillyhopestheres"Ooops, word censored!"loodspecklestodayonAgnes'segg,nonewhatsoever.

[..lay a little egg for me]

Hi there Ms T

 

From what I have read, I believe the egg is coated with a substance that keeps bacteria out of the egg. If you wash the egg you not only remove the coating but also can cause bugs to be pushed through the pores in the eggshell (that allow the chick to breathe), so contaminating the egg. I read that if there is poo etc on the egg, you should brush it off not wash it. Re the bloody egg though, I don't know. I suppose the antibacterial coating must be under the blood so I think I would just let it dry and then try to brush if off, or just leave it.

 

Hope this helps

 

LoveyoursignoffMsTillybytheway

 

(surprising how hard it is to type without putting the spaces in between the words!)

[Ms Tilytinkle]

Thank you, oh dear wont do that anymore then. Funnily enough i did think they didnt ned rinsng but thought i'd better for the safety aspect of giving them to others. Whoooooops. Will keep bloody ones ( speckled eggs for us.

Anyone suggest anything , or if the speckled eggs are okay to eat?

 

Many Thanks 'lay a little egg for me'.

 

Ms Tillysayshopeyouhavethemostwonderfuldayfullofsurpisesandlaughter

[Snowy]

Hi Ms Tilly, your eggs are fine to eat if left to dry naturally and any 'deposits' brushed off. The blood spots are fine to leave as well. LALEFM is correct, wetting the egg allows bacteria to migrate through the shell and contaminate the innerds.

[Mutrix Farmers]

Well I never did! I'll stop washing mine immediately!

 

Thanks Mrs T and Snowy. More excellent Omleteer advice

[superjules]

I wouldn't bother - unless you eat the shells!