Our chickens are a large barnyard mix. They have been hatching their own eggs for 4 years now and we have some beautiful colors. Each week, the left over food scraps and micro-greens go to the chickens for them to devour. This makes some happy, healthy chickens.
Q. Why do eggs need to be washed?
A. They don’t! Eggs naturally have a protective coating on them called the bloom. This coating keeps bacteria out of the egg and allows you to store eggs on the counter safely for weeks. However, if you do wash the eggs, they must be refrigerated!
Q. Why do you wash eggs with warm water?
A. The water that you use to wash your eggs should be warmer than the egg and it should be running (don’t let eggs just sit in water). This prevents bacteria from being sucked inside the egg as you wash off the bloom.
Q. My egg has a stamp on it. What is that?
A.We think that people need more things to smile about. Because of this, we do randomly stamp fun sayings or pictures on some of our eggs. Don’t worry, this is special ink designed to be food-safe!