Aug 4, 2021 · The eggs are put in a bucket of water mixed with hydrated lime, and when taken out they’re as fresh as the day they were laid. The secret to this method is the high amount of calcium in the hydrated lime – the powder will keep the egg’s air supply intact by plugging the eggshell’s pores, thus preventing it from expiring.

Jul 9, 2017 · so, I've had a few eggs recently that had neon colored egg whites. They did not smell, but in 7yrs of backyard chickens I've never had this! It kind of freaked me out so I dumped them of course. Good thing! As I research the web there could be various causes, extra Vitamin B was one, but a...

Feb 22, 2014 · Has anyone ever come across a lime green egg white in a duck egg? One of my duck egg customers came across this & asked me about it. In the 6 years I have been raising ducks this is the only time I have come across this so I was not able to answer her. Concerned the egg is not safe to eat with...

Jul 3, 2010 · Can I supplement my birds diet with a teaspoon of lime in their daily porridge? BTW, the daily porridge is a tip I got from a friend who told me that some warm porridge will keep them laying through winter. It's working too! Since I started this egg production has gone up despite days getting shorter and some very frosty nights down to -4C. Rod

Jul 9, 2020 · I don't see the broken egg as contaminating the lime to make anything bad/ineffective solution. I would just leave as is,, and keep taking out eggs as you need them. I know one person that does the lime preservation, but uses smaller vessels so egg count may be smaller than your. Many eggs,,,, more weight on shells.

Feb 27, 2008 · Lately, our white eggs (shell) have had this lime green tint egg whites (albumen (. I read somewhere that it is B12, riboflavin. Not sure. I have thrown away a dozen or more lately. Our chickens are free-range with a ton of fresh greens, including 3 …

Jan 5, 2016 · So I want to start trying this method of preserving eggs. I looked at both the big orange home improvement big box store and the big blue one. What I found in the slot for “hydrated lime” is something called “type-s lime” at both stores. It seems as if it’s a combination of calcium hydroxide and...

Mar 22, 2023 · Cracked eggs are by far the most common problem with water glassing. Once an egg shell is cracked and lets in the lime water, that particular egg is ruined. The vast majority of the time, only that one egg is harmed. Rarely, the egg contents leak out and make a mess for the entire container. The lack of smell is due to the lime.

Dec 1, 2020 · Hello 👋. I have possibly a silly question, but I want to avoid making a mistake. I have been going through the eggs we have put away for the winter which are preserved in food grade picking lime. I’m wondering if the egg shells of these eggs would be …

Mar 26, 2022 · In this case, the lime is to seal the eggs while they are in the water. This is about keeping fresh eggs, not pickling. I have been putting up (water glassing) eggs for several weeks now. I had a 5 gallon plastic industrial kitchen container full of eggs that we discovered had cracked and all the water had leaked out.