Question on egg storage.

[Baglady]

So, we bought 4 dozen eggs from our neighbor. I coated them yesterday with the vegtable oil to store them.
I figured the oil would settle at the bottom of the container, and it did, of course.

So, my question: Do I have to turn these eggs every day to recoat them in the oil?
Would it be better if they were fully submerged?
Anybody know?

[Slippy]

Baglady,
We go through eggs so fast I've never had to worry about long term storage but I found this. Sorry so long but here goes;
http://www.greatdreams.com/egg-storage.htm
How To Store Fresh Eggs Without Refrigeration

At the end of this page, you will find the USDA information on storing eggs with Liquid Sodium Silicate, known sometimes as the brand name, K-Peg. This is highly informative and very important if you are going to use this product to store eggs.

Have you ever wondered how your great-grandparents stored eggs? Perhaps they didn't, perhaps they used only fresh eggs. But many folks regularly stored their eggs and used them throughout the winter months.

Chickens normally respond to daylight by laying more eggs. Oppositely, when there is little daylight, there are fewer eggs layed. So in the winter when days are shorter, it's good to be able to depend on a fresh egg supply.

There are two ways that I know of to store eggs without refrigeration. They both require cool temperatures, however. A cellar, cool basement or cool room in the house will suffice. The cooler the better the chance that your eggs will last longer.

The first method is to coat the eggs with a non-toxic substance, sealing the pores in the shell and thereby sealing out oxygen and moisture. When oxygen is present, many bacteria can grow, thus spoiled eggs.

To use lard or shortening to coat the eggs, first melt the grease and cool it til it begins to solidify again. Dip each egg in the melted grease individually and set them on a paper towel to dry. When the shortening or lard is dry on the eggs, rub the eggs with a clean towel, removing excess solid grease. Rub gently and buff each egg. Now repeat the process, before the shortening solidifies. Work fast, allowing the shortening to get almost solid before re-heating it.

Line the bottom of a flat box with a clean soft towel. Place the eggs in the box in a single layer. Cover the box with either a lid or another towel. Place the box of eggs in a cool, dry environment. Eggs prepared this way will last up to 6 months, although I have heard people say that they have kept eggs this way for 1 year if they are kept very cool.
A product used to coat eggs in this way, but that is supposed to keep the eggs fresh longer is K-Peg. The eggs are coated with this product much the same way they would be coated with the shortening, and prepared for storage the same way.

The other way to keep eggs works on the same principle, cover the pores and keep the eggs cool. However, the eggs must be kept immersed in a solution of Liquid Sodium Silicate. It is usually mixed with sterilie water.

Liquid Sodium Silicate is a non-toxic substance that will cover the pores of the egg shell so well that you will probably be able to keep fresh eggs for up tp 2 years! You can buy it as Sodium Silicate Solution at any pharmacy, however they may not have it on hand and have to order it for you.

Again, you will have to keep the temperatures very cool and the humidity low.

Place clean fresh eggs in a ceramic crock, one layer deep. Pour liquid sodium silicate over the eggs until the eggs are covered and completely immersed in the solution.
Place a towel over the crock and tie it into place. Place the crock of eggs in a cool, dry place and don't disturb them til you are ready to use them. To use them, just take out how many eggs you need, wash them off in clear water and use as you normally would.

Two tips I would include are;
When you crack your eggs after storage, crack them in a cup, not directly into your food. You might get an awful surprize and ruin a dish.
Practice these techniques before you think you might really need to store eggs. Practice makes perfect!


Here is some information from the USDA on storing eggs in Liquid Sodium Silicate:

"What Uncle Sam Says About Preserving Eggs. These are the months when the thrifty housewife who has her own hens, or who can draw upon the surplus supply of a nearby neighbor, puts away in water glass or limewater, eggs for next autumn and winter. (These months being Spring time when the chickens begin laying again after winter)

To ensure success, care must be exercised in this operation.
Following directions are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: In the first place, the eggs must be fresh, preferably not more than two or three days old.
This is the reason why it is much more satisfactory to put away eggs produced in one's own chicken yard. Infertile eggs are best if they can be obtained-so, after the hatching, exclude roosters from the flock and kill them for table as needed.

The shells must be clean. Washing an egg with a soiled shell lessens it keeping quality. The protective gelatinous covering over the shell is removed by water and when this is gone the egg spoils more rapidly.

The shells also must be free from even the tiniest crack. One cracked egg will spoil a large number of sound eggs when packed in water glass. Eathenware crocks are good containers. The crocks must be clean and sound. Scald them and let them cool completely before use.
A crock holding six gallons will accomodate eighteen dozens of eggs and about twenty-two pints of solution. Too large crocks are not desirable, since they increase the liability of breaking some of the eggs, and spoiling the entire batch. It must be remembered that the eggs on the bottom crack first and that those in the bottom of the crocks are the last to be removed for use.

Eggs can be put up in smaller crocks and eggs put in the crock first should be used first in the household. Water Glass Method Water Glass is know to the chemist as sodium silicate. It can be purchased by the quart from druggist or poultry supply men. It is a pale yellow, odorless, syrupy liquid. It is diluted in the propotion of one part of silicate to nine parts of distilled water, rain water, or other water. In any case, the water should be boiled and then allowed to cool.
Half fill the vessel with this solution and place the eggs in it, being careful not to crack them. The eggs can be added a few at a time till the container is filled. Be sure to keep about two inches of water glass above the eggs.
Cover the crock and place it in the coolest place available from which the crock will not have to be moved. Inspect the crock from time to time and replace any water that has evaporated with cool boiled water.

When the eggs are to be used, remove them as desired, rinse in clean, cold water and use immediately. Eggs preserved in water glass can be used for soft boiling or poaching, up to November. Before boiling such eggs prick a tiny hole in the large end of the shell with a needle to keep them from cracking. They are satisfactory for frying until about December. From that time until the end of the usual storage period-that is until March-they can be used for omelettes, scrambled eggs, custards, cakes and general cookery.

As the eggs age, the white becomes thinner and is harder to beat. The yolk membrane becomes more delicate and it is correspondingly difficult to separate the whites from the yolks.
Sometimes the white of the egg is tinged pink after very long keeping in water glass. This is due, probably, to a little iron which is in the sodium silicate, but which apparently does not injure the egg for food purposes."

Purchase Sodium Silicate from:

Ray and Anne Keckler
Fruitful Acres


Lehman's Hardware
Kidron, Ohio
(330) 857-5757

[hawgrider]

Unwashed eggs store at room temperature for quite a long time.





Egg Preserving Test Conclusions

At the end of seven months (all of our experiment that was finished and processed at the time this issue went to press), then, we had drawn these conclusions about our egg preservation experiment:

[1] Unwashed, fertile homestead eggs seem to store much better than washed, unfertile agribiz eggs. Why? Probably for the simple reason that they're unwashed . . . and not because they're fertile. Hen fruit, as it comes from the chicken, is coated with a light layer of a natural sealing agent called "bloom". And, while a good wash may make a batch of eggs look more attractive, it also removes this natural protective coating . . . leaving the eggs more subject to aging and attack by the air and bacteria in the air.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zmaz77ndzgoe.aspx?PageId=3






This is the best article Ive seen yet.


Believe it or not, our controls (both fertile and unfertile) were hanging in there yet after another full four weeks had passed. If we'd had our druthers, understand, we'd have eaten something else ... but, under survival conditions, we could have lived on the completely unprotected 90-day-old eggs if we'd have had to. Some of the other groups, on the other hand, were becoming a little disappointing. Most of them (even the refrigerated ones) had more or less runny whites, one of the refrigerated store-boughts smelled bad, all the vaseline-coated eggs were marginal, one of the fertilized eggs packed in dry sand had a bad sulphur taste, and a store-bought kept in waterglass was very definitely bad.

By June (120 days after the experiment was begun) all the supermarket and all the homestead control eggs had gone completely rotten. The dry sand groups (both fertile and unfertile) were also terminated at that time ... as were the store-boughts that had been coated with vaseline (the vaseline-coated homestead eggs were only marginally better). The fertile and unfertile eggs packed in lard were getting pretty "iffy", the ones coated with lard were doing a lot better, the lime water groups were still edible (although, in the case of the supermarket eggs, barely edible), the refrigerated eggs seemed to have firmed up and were nearly as good as fresh, and-while the waterglassed groups were, in general, doing far better than average-one of the fertile eggs covered with waterglass was very definitely bad.

http://www.darkbrowneggs.info/#/wash-egg-or-not-for-storage/4551985715



CONCLUSIONS
At the end of seven months (all of our experiment that was finished and processed at the time this issue went to press), then, we had drawn these conclusions about our egg preservation experiment:

[1] Unwashed, fertile homestead eggs seem to store much better than washed, unfertile agribiz eggs. Why? Probably for the simple reason that they're unwashed ... and not because they're fertile. Hen fruit, as it comes from the chicken, is coated with a light layer of a natural sealing agent called "bloom". And, while a good wash may make a batch of eggs look more attractive, it also removes this natural protective coating ... leaving the eggs more subject to aging and attack by the air and bacteria in the air.
http://www.darkbrowneggs.info/#/wash-egg-or-not-for-storage/4551985715




[3] The widely touted idea of covering eggs with a solution of one part waterglass (sodium silicate) mixed with nine parts of boiled and cooled water does indeed seem to work better than any other "room temperature" preservation method we tried. If our experiences are any indication, though, it's really good for only about five months and is a distant second to controlled refrigeration.

http://www.darkbrowneggs.info/#/wash-egg-or-not-for-storage/4551985715

[justlooking]

Water glass works great

[MrsInor]

I coated a couple dozen with mineral oil. Tried a dozen after about a month and they were fine. The other dozen I tried after three months. The yolk didn't seem as large - like the eggs had "shrunk" a little. They cooked up fine.

[Baglady]

Baglady,
We go through eggs so fast I've never had to worry about long term storage but I found this. Sorry so long but here goes;
http://www.greatdreams.com/egg-storage.htm
How To Store Fresh Eggs Without Refrigeration

At the end of this page, you will find the USDA information on storing eggs with Liquid Sodium Silicate, known sometimes as the brand name, K-Peg. This is highly informative and very important if you are going to use this product to store eggs.

Have you ever wondered how your great-grandparents stored eggs? Perhaps they didn't, perhaps they used only fresh eggs. But many folks regularly stored their eggs and used them throughout the winter months.

Chickens normally respond to daylight by laying more eggs. Oppositely, when there is little daylight, there are fewer eggs layed. So in the winter when days are shorter, it's good to be able to depend on a fresh egg supply.

There are two ways that I know of to store eggs without refrigeration. They both require cool temperatures, however. A cellar, cool basement or cool room in the house will suffice. The cooler the better the chance that your eggs will last longer.

The first method is to coat the eggs with a non-toxic substance, sealing the pores in the shell and thereby sealing out oxygen and moisture. When oxygen is present, many bacteria can grow, thus spoiled eggs.

To use lard or shortening to coat the eggs, first melt the grease and cool it til it begins to solidify again. Dip each egg in the melted grease individually and set them on a paper towel to dry. When the shortening or lard is dry on the eggs, rub the eggs with a clean towel, removing excess solid grease. Rub gently and buff each egg. Now repeat the process, before the shortening solidifies. Work fast, allowing the shortening to get almost solid before re-heating it.

Line the bottom of a flat box with a clean soft towel. Place the eggs in the box in a single layer. Cover the box with either a lid or another towel. Place the box of eggs in a cool, dry environment. Eggs prepared this way will last up to 6 months, although I have heard people say that they have kept eggs this way for 1 year if they are kept very cool.
A product used to coat eggs in this way, but that is supposed to keep the eggs fresh longer is K-Peg. The eggs are coated with this product much the same way they would be coated with the shortening, and prepared for storage the same way.

The other way to keep eggs works on the same principle, cover the pores and keep the eggs cool. However, the eggs must be kept immersed in a solution of Liquid Sodium Silicate. It is usually mixed with sterilie water.

Liquid Sodium Silicate is a non-toxic substance that will cover the pores of the egg shell so well that you will probably be able to keep fresh eggs for up tp 2 years! You can buy it as Sodium Silicate Solution at any pharmacy, however they may not have it on hand and have to order it for you.

Again, you will have to keep the temperatures very cool and the humidity low.

Place clean fresh eggs in a ceramic crock, one layer deep. Pour liquid sodium silicate over the eggs until the eggs are covered and completely immersed in the solution.
Place a towel over the crock and tie it into place. Place the crock of eggs in a cool, dry place and don't disturb them til you are ready to use them. To use them, just take out how many eggs you need, wash them off in clear water and use as you normally would.

Two tips I would include are;
When you crack your eggs after storage, crack them in a cup, not directly into your food. You might get an awful surprize and ruin a dish.
Practice these techniques before you think you might really need to store eggs. Practice makes perfect!


Here is some information from the USDA on storing eggs in Liquid Sodium Silicate:

"What Uncle Sam Says About Preserving Eggs. These are the months when the thrifty housewife who has her own hens, or who can draw upon the surplus supply of a nearby neighbor, puts away in water glass or limewater, eggs for next autumn and winter. (These months being Spring time when the chickens begin laying again after winter)

To ensure success, care must be exercised in this operation.
Following directions are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: In the first place, the eggs must be fresh, preferably not more than two or three days old.
This is the reason why it is much more satisfactory to put away eggs produced in one's own chicken yard. Infertile eggs are best if they can be obtained-so, after the hatching, exclude roosters from the flock and kill them for table as needed.

The shells must be clean. Washing an egg with a soiled shell lessens it keeping quality. The protective gelatinous covering over the shell is removed by water and when this is gone the egg spoils more rapidly.

The shells also must be free from even the tiniest crack. One cracked egg will spoil a large number of sound eggs when packed in water glass. Eathenware crocks are good containers. The crocks must be clean and sound. Scald them and let them cool completely before use.
A crock holding six gallons will accomodate eighteen dozens of eggs and about twenty-two pints of solution. Too large crocks are not desirable, since they increase the liability of breaking some of the eggs, and spoiling the entire batch. It must be remembered that the eggs on the bottom crack first and that those in the bottom of the crocks are the last to be removed for use.

Eggs can be put up in smaller crocks and eggs put in the crock first should be used first in the household. Water Glass Method Water Glass is know to the chemist as sodium silicate. It can be purchased by the quart from druggist or poultry supply men. It is a pale yellow, odorless, syrupy liquid. It is diluted in the propotion of one part of silicate to nine parts of distilled water, rain water, or other water. In any case, the water should be boiled and then allowed to cool.
Half fill the vessel with this solution and place the eggs in it, being careful not to crack them. The eggs can be added a few at a time till the container is filled. Be sure to keep about two inches of water glass above the eggs.
Cover the crock and place it in the coolest place available from which the crock will not have to be moved. Inspect the crock from time to time and replace any water that has evaporated with cool boiled water.

When the eggs are to be used, remove them as desired, rinse in clean, cold water and use immediately. Eggs preserved in water glass can be used for soft boiling or poaching, up to November. Before boiling such eggs prick a tiny hole in the large end of the shell with a needle to keep them from cracking. They are satisfactory for frying until about December. From that time until the end of the usual storage period-that is until March-they can be used for omelettes, scrambled eggs, custards, cakes and general cookery.

As the eggs age, the white becomes thinner and is harder to beat. The yolk membrane becomes more delicate and it is correspondingly difficult to separate the whites from the yolks.
Sometimes the white of the egg is tinged pink after very long keeping in water glass. This is due, probably, to a little iron which is in the sodium silicate, but which apparently does not injure the egg for food purposes."

Purchase Sodium Silicate from:

Ray and Anne Keckler
Fruitful Acres


Lehman's Hardware
Kidron, Ohio
(330) 857-5757That's great info, Slippy, Thanks. a trip to a pharmacy coming soon.

[Baglady]

Thanks Hawg. I made sure I got unwashed eggs. Good info.

[Baglady]

I coated a couple dozen with mineral oil. Tried a dozen after about a month and they were fine. The other dozen I tried after three months. The yolk didn't seem as large - like the eggs had "shrunk" a little. They cooked up fine.Did you coat the eggs just once, or submerge them..? I'm turning mine to keep them coated, but can't imagine doing that for long.
I like the "Water Glass" idea too.

[Pauls]

Sodium Silicate has been used for centuries to keep eggs fresh. There is some misinformation about it being non-toxic.
I pulled this from the MSDS sheet for Sodium Silicate to get the facts:

Potential Acute Health Effects:
Extremely hazardous in case of skin contact (corrosive, irritant), of eye contact (irritant), of ingestion, of inhalation. Liquid or
spray mist may produce tissue damage particularly on mucous membranes of eyes, mouth and respiratory tract. Skin contact
may produce burns. Inhalation of the spray mist may produce severe irritation of respiratory tract, characterized by coughing,
choking, or shortness of breath. Inflammation of the eye is characterized by redness, watering, and itching. Skin inflammation
is characterized by itching, scaling, reddening, or, occasionally, blistering.
Potential Chronic Health Effects:
Extremely hazardous in case of skin contact (corrosive, irritant), of eye contact (irritant), of ingestion, of inhalation. Non-
sensitizer for skin. Non-permeator by skin. CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: Not available. MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: Not available.
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: Not available. DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: Not available. Repeated or prolonged contact with
spray mist may produce chronic eye irritation and severe skin irritation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to spray mist may
produce respiratory tract irritation leading to frequent attacks of bronchial infection. Repeated or prolonged inhalation of vapors
may lead to chronic respiratory irritation.

So use it with gloves and eye/face protection.

[Baglady]

Sodium Silicate has been used for centuries to keep eggs fresh. There is some misinformation about it being non-toxic.
I pulled this from the MSDS sheet for Sodium Silicate to get the facts:

Potential Acute Health Effects:
Extremely hazardous in case of skin contact (corrosive, irritant), of eye contact (irritant), of ingestion, of inhalation. Liquid or
spray mist may produce tissue damage particularly on mucous membranes of eyes, mouth and respiratory tract. Skin contact
may produce burns. Inhalation of the spray mist may produce severe irritation of respiratory tract, characterized by coughing,
choking, or shortness of breath. Inflammation of the eye is characterized by redness, watering, and itching. Skin inflammation
is characterized by itching, scaling, reddening, or, occasionally, blistering.
Potential Chronic Health Effects:
Extremely hazardous in case of skin contact (corrosive, irritant), of eye contact (irritant), of ingestion, of inhalation. Non-
sensitizer for skin. Non-permeator by skin. CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: Not available. MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: Not available.
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: Not available. DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: Not available. Repeated or prolonged contact with
spray mist may produce chronic eye irritation and severe skin irritation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to spray mist may
produce respiratory tract irritation leading to frequent attacks of bronchial infection. Repeated or prolonged inhalation of vapors
may lead to chronic respiratory irritation.

So use it with gloves and eye/face protection.Thanks for that Paul. I looked up one site today about it and was shocked to see it is the key ingredient in a product used to seal tile..(!!!)
I'm gonna have to pass.
I think I'll go for submersion in vegtable or mineral oil.
Any thoughts on that?

[Pauls]

Sodium silicate is the best thing to seal eggs. It has been used for a very long time with great success.

I do advise that you use gloves and a face shield when using it and then rinse the eggs before you use them.

It is easy to deal with (to avoid the bad effects) and undoubtedly the best preservative there is.

[TJC44]

Umm, But you need gloves and a face shield? And rinse them before use?
That would make me think twice. Especially with food.

[Baglady]

Like I said, I'm going to pass on the Sodium Silicate. I just don't feel comfortable using that product.
I believe I'd be better off to get some chickens again.

[hawgrider]

So, we bought 4 dozen eggs from our neighbor. I coated them yesterday with the vegtable oil to store them.
I figured the oil would settle at the bottom of the container, and it did, of course.

So, my question: Do I have to turn these eggs every day to recoat them in the oil?
Would it be better if they were fully submerged?
Anybody know?Bumped into this Baglady and thought of you. Oil method made easy.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSZxTZ0yme8

[Baglady]

Bumped into this Baglady and thought of you. Oil method made easy.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSZxTZ0yme8Aww. You thought of me? Thanks Hawg. Unfortunately, I can't watch U-tube video's with dial-up....:mad:
Maybe you can tell me about it?

[hawgrider]

Aww. You thought of me? Thanks Hawg. Unfortunately, I can't watch U-tube video's with dial-up....:mad:
Maybe you can tell me about it?


Crap forgot about that.

Ok I'll give you the low down. The video is on egg storage for up to 9 months with a coating of light oil.
Light mineral oil, Avocado oil, Old-timers used lard just make sure eggs are completely covered with a coating of oil . Oiled eggs may be stored at room temp although cooler temps are more desirable. For example a cool basement or maybe a root cellar.

This lady washes here eggs before oiling. Take the mineral oil warm it up slightly in a pan of warm water to help it spread easily then pour about a teaspoon in the palm of your hand then completely cover each egg with a thin coating and put in a clean egg carton with the pointy part of the egg down. So even though the eggs could be stored in a basement or cellar this lady has a spare frig that she stores them in all winter for use when the hens are not laying during the winter. Its that easy. No magic just a thin coat of light oil and your done. Hope this help you determine how you going to stock up and enjoy eggs during the production down times. I think the lady's video is very straight forward no fussing around very simple tried and true method. I will be using in preparation of next winter myself.

[justlooking]

Crap forgot about that.

Ok I'll give you the low down. The video is on egg storage for up to 9 months with a coating of light oil.
Light mineral oil, Avocado oil, Old-timers used lard just make sure eggs are completely covered with a coating of oil . Oiled eggs may be stored at room temp although cooler temps are more desirable. For example a cool basement or maybe a root cellar.

This lady washes here eggs before oiling. Take the mineral oil warm it up slightly in a pan of warm water to help it spread easily then pour about a teaspoon in the palm of your hand then completely cover each egg with a thin coating and put in a clean egg carton with the pointy part of the egg down. So even though the eggs could be stored in a basement or cellar this lady has a spare frig that she stores them in all winter for use when the hens are not laying during the winter. Its that easy. No magic just a thin coat of light oil and your done. Hope this help you determine how you going to stock up and enjoy eggs during the production down times. I think the lady's video is very straight forward no fussing around very simple tried and true method. I will be using in preparation of next winter myself.
Sounds simple enough

Could I try it on store bought eggs?

[hawgrider]

Sounds simple enough

Could I try it on store bought eggs?I don't see why not. Keep in mind they are already at least a month or more old. Thats why store bought eggs peel easy they have already shrunk on the inside making hard boiled store bought peel easy.

Have you looked around and talked to some local folks up there in the mitt some one up there must be selling fresh eggs from their home or small farm?

[justlooking]

I don't see why not. Keep in mind they are already at least a month or more old. Thats why store bought eggs peel easy they have already shrunk on the inside making hard boiled store bought peel easy.

Have you looked around and talked to some local folks up there in the mitt some one up there must be selling fresh eggs from their home or small farm?
I hate paying the price for "free range organic" eggs. Knowing how little costs goes into them. The price is exorbitant.

Might try the farmers market once it opens up

[hawgrider]

I hate paying the price for "free range organic" eggs. Knowing how little costs goes into them. The price is exorbitant.

Might try the farmers market once it opens upFree range ... but not necessarily organic because of feed supplement should be around $2.00 to $2.50 a dozen in the country from somebody keeping back yard chickens. Down here in yuppieville they can go as high as $3.00 to $4.00 per dozen for backyard chicken eggs.

Store bought organic eggs are a joke they don't even compare to my eggs and they are highway robbery as far as price.

[Innkeeper]

I hate paying the price for "free range organic" eggs. Knowing how little costs goes into them. The price is exorbitant.

Might try the farmers market once it opens up

You know I used to get all my eggs from the red headed step child I can ask him if he still has chickens...he never charges me.

[justlooking]

Free range ... but not necessarily organic because of feed supplement should be around $2.00 to $2.50 a dozen in the country from somebody keeping back yard chickens. Down here in yuppieville they can go as high as $3.00 to $4.00 per dozen for backyard chicken eggs.

Store bought organic eggs are a joke they don't even compare to my eggs and they are highway robbery as far as price.
When my hens free ranged I supplemented so little.

[hawgrider]

When my hens free ranged I supplemented so little.The terms free range and Organic when it comes to store bought is deceitful at best.

My hens free range daily.... but in the winter they must have layer feed I buy the natural feed for mine. Organic feed with the official label is ridiculously expensive at almost $35.00 per 50 lbs. Id have to sell my eggs for 6.00 a dozen or more to come close to breaking even. I just cant justify it. So mine get Purina layena for the most part. Its all natural as far as no animal fats and by products but they do not claim non GMO

[Baglady]

Crap forgot about that.

Ok I'll give you the low down. The video is on egg storage for up to 9 months with a coating of light oil.
Light mineral oil, Avocado oil, Old-timers used lard just make sure eggs are completely covered with a coating of oil . Oiled eggs may be stored at room temp although cooler temps are more desirable. For example a cool basement or maybe a root cellar.

This lady washes here eggs before oiling. Take the mineral oil warm it up slightly in a pan of warm water to help it spread easily then pour about a teaspoon in the palm of your hand then completely cover each egg with a thin coating and put in a clean egg carton with the pointy part of the egg down. So even though the eggs could be stored in a basement or cellar this lady has a spare frig that she stores them in all winter for use when the hens are not laying during the winter. Its that easy. No magic just a thin coat of light oil and your done. Hope this help you determine how you going to stock up and enjoy eggs during the production down times. I think the lady's video is very straight forward no fussing around very simple tried and true method. I will be using in preparation of next winter myself.Thanks for the info. My concern was that the oil would naturally "pool" in the bottom of the carton, leaving the eggs to dry out on top. I also read/heard that you should not wash the eggs. I have about a dozen eggs in vegtable oil right now. I put them in a plastic container, with a lid on. They've been in there about a month. In a dark, cool place. We'll see how this goes, before I do more.
You let me know how yours do too. Mrs.Inor did the mineral oil, said it worked for her.

[hawgrider]

Thanks for the info. My concern was that the oil would naturally "pool" in the bottom of the carton, leaving the eggs to dry out on top. I also read/heard that you should not wash the eggs. I have about a dozen eggs in vegtable oil right now. I put them in a plastic container, with a lid on. They've been in there about a month. In a dark, cool place. We'll see how this goes, before I do more.
You let me know how yours do too. Mrs.Inor did the mineral oil, said it worked for her.Very thin coat of oil there should be no pooling of oil at all.

Washing wont matter if your going to put a thin coat of mineral oil on them.

Don't wash if your not going to oil them because of the natural bloom the chicken leaves on it will keep it fresh longer than washed with no oil.

[Pauls]

Store bought eggs are already washed - that is why they spoil quicker. If you use oil use mineral oil - baby oil with no fragrances. Mineral oil is a petroleum distillant but food safe and it won't go rancid like vegetable and animal oils. Pure mineral oil is fairly inexpensive if you buy it in large containers. You can use it on your sewing machine, door hinges, and even your guns. It will also do a good job of preserving your eggs.