Waxing eggs

[MuswellMetro]

Hi, does anyone Wax their surplus hens eggs with bees wax to preserve them longer

i am getting a few bantams and just looking at ways of preserving the summer surplus into the winter on days when the hens go off lay

just thought of using bees wax to seal the eggs, or is this an old wives tail

if so how long do they keep waxed out of the fridge or waxed in the fridge

are there other ways of keeping eggs for the no lay period?

 

[Hivemaker.]

are there other ways of keeping eggs for the no lay period?

Preserve them whole in waterglass,salt some,or freeze.

 

[Bee-Key-Pur]

When we do any long ocean passages, we coat all the fresh eggs in Vaseline, that helps them to stay fresh for ages....

 

[susbees]

Preserve them whole in waterglass,salt some,or freeze.

Tried to buy some isinglass from Boots a few years back - you'd have thought I was asking for bomb making materials (and we do buy some odd things - to them)!

They can be whisked with a little salt and cornflour and frozen but it's a bit of a faff.

Boiled and pickled works well if you like them.

Ours have been on strike this winter...

 

[susbees]

....and I expect the Chinese 100 year old eggs don't appeal??

 

[Hivemaker.]

Tried to buy some isinglass from Boots a few years back -

Easy to buy waterglass,online .......http://mistralni.co.uk/articles/?p=30

 

[Beehive]

We've had hens for a number of years and just accept that during the winter months you might be down to only a couple of eggs a week. We made sure to hatch off at different times over the summer months as we found that they moult around their birthdays and that stops them laying. The ones hatched in the spring have had their moult and tend to be back laying by the end of autumn so will lay a bit over the winter. I'll wait until you've tried to extend the lifespan of the eggs and see how your feeling after a few days before I give it a go.

 

[Luminos]

Eggs can keep for several months if kept in optimum conditions, i.e cool and not dry.
The fridge is not the best place because it's too dry.
When I had surplus, I kept them in the cellar at about 9 degrees C.

Or, eggs can be beaten and a little salt added and frozen, or substitute sugar, to add to savoury or sweet recipes accordingly.

The fox only left me 2 hens, of which, one is an egg-eater; so eggs are a bit of a rarity now chez moi...

 

[Beehive]

We had a problem with an egg eater and read the only way to treat this was to cull. We replaced eggs with ones filled with a mustard and tobasco mixture. The original contents were blown and filled with a syringe. Seems a bit cruel I know but it solved our problem and the hens survived.

 

[susbees]

Easy to buy waterglass,online .......http://mistralni.co.uk/articles/?p=30

Thanks HM, that was "pre" buying most things online. Interesting how "food preservation" falls between cement uses and timber treatment!

Can the solution be reused once dilute I wonder?

 

[MuswellMetro]

thanks for the advice

as no one has mentioned waxing, i assume it is not worth it...but then i have not got any hens yet!!!, but preparing the site and on order for spring
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[justme]

We had a problem with an egg eater and read the only way to treat this was to cull. We replaced eggs with ones filled with a mustard and tobasco mixture. The original contents were blown and filled with a syringe. Seems a bit cruel I know but it solved our problem and the hens survived.

Scary that people think that, we always used mustard and it worked, sometimes needed a little chilli powder also:.)

 

[dano41]

Egg eating

Beehive do you feed ground sea shells or old hen eggs shells baked and crushed? Never had another egg eater in nearly twenty years since I did this.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

We had a problem with an egg eater and read the only way to treat this was to cull. We replaced eggs with ones filled with a mustard and tobasco mixture. The original contents were blown and filled with a syringe. Seems a bit cruel I know but it solved our problem and the hens survived.

Always treated our egg eaters with mustard when my grandparents kept poultry - we kids used to lurk around hoping to spot an egg eater and then watch as the spiked egg was devoured (weren't allowed to watch that much telly in those days!

 

[Teemore]

When I was a kid one of my neighbours kept a few hens and had a dog that discovered a taste for eggs... I blew out an egg and filled it with English mustard and we left it for the dog to find.

The wee brute liked it! On attempt No. 2 tabasco, chilli etc. were added to the blown egg. yes the dog ate it - and survived - I can still picture him licking his chops afterwards! It kept him from stealing more eggs for all of about three weeks.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Dogs are like that, one of my springers had a great liking for curries - hotter the better she used to go mad when I bought a vindaloo! Mrs J would put the leftovers of her Korma in the bowl and she'd look up with a disgusted look as if to say 'what's this sh*t then?'
Her other liking was champagne after my brother in law filled her bowl on our wedding!!

 

[Luminos]

Dogs are like that, one of my springers had a great liking for curries - hotter the better she used to go mad when I bought a vindaloo! Mrs J would put the leftovers of her Korma in the bowl and she'd look up with a disgusted look as if to say 'what's this sh*t then?'
Her other liking was champagne after my brother in law filled her bowl on our wedding!!

There are currys especially made for dogs now.
They're called cur-rys...

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

There are currys especially made for dogs now.
They're called cur-rys...

That almost qualifies you for the order of the coat!

 

[Luminos]

That almost qualifies you for the order of the coat!

OK - so, did the vindaloo turn your springer into a hot dog...
...do I get the order of the coat now?

 

[MJBee]

OK - so, did the vindaloo turn your springer into a hot dog...
...do I get the order of the coat now?

All those in favour say Aye---------------AYE