What is the best way to clean a farm fresh egg?

Question

We are new to having chickens and absolutely love them. Every day we collect our eggs and I wash them and then place them in egg cartons. However I was wondering what the "proper" or "best" way to clean eggs straight from the "coop". I just rinse under water until clean looking and then towel dry. Is this a good enough way?

Answer 1

lol, we dont even do that much - we just put them in the fridge until its time to eat them

here are 2 links you will LOVE

this one tells you what health benefits free range eggs have

http://www.socyberty.com/Activism/A-Case...

(WAY COOL!)

and this one is about pet chickens in general

http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/Unusual-Pet...

Answer 2

Best not to wash them.  

If you are compulsive about it, water is a good way to wash them.

They have a coating that will keep them fresh for months without refrigeration. You wash it off and they will not last long without refrigeration.  

Answer 3

Don't wash with water until just before you are ready to use them.  wipe them with a dry rag to get off any foreign matter instead.    (They have a special coating on them that keeps them fresh longer.)  

Answer 4

That's all I have ever done for the past 20 years or so and I am still here to tell the tale!!