Here is another question, Once I collect the eggs and do what I need to do to get them ready to sell, how long do they keep? I know the factories keep the eggs for 60 days before even selling them to the supermarkets then the household keeps them about a month. So does that mean you can keep eggs for 3 months before them rottoning and do I include a experation date or just tell them how long they should be good?
How long do eggs keep once you put them in the fridge?
Ok well sense no one answered on what I was wondering....could someone give me a name of a website or book where I can find out the info. I read a lot of books and websites and I didnt find anything. I know how to tell if an egg is bad by putting it in a bowl of water but I was wondering what to do with my customers and the experation dates.
I am sorry no one has answered this for you. this is the best advice I have: Eggs have a 'sell by' date that is one month from the date they are packaged. You can tell this by looking at any carton. The eggs are good for another 3-5 weeks (according to the USDA website). While some eggs can take a while to make it to the packaging stage, the majority are packaged within 3 days. This means (that according to the USDA) eggs will be good for 2 months from the date they are layed as long as they are kept cold. While I know many will argue this I dont think you need to tell people 3-4 months. Most all normal people will use all their eggs within 2 months. I hope this helps.
Lobee, there are a lot of sites that discuss this--try Googling: egg storage expiration date. My eggs seem to keep almost indefinitely once they are refrigerated....but they decrease in quality.
ok great info that you guys gave me and yes now it gives me something to work with! Thanks :)