How long does powdered eggs keep if stored properly
Powdered eggs
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Why not just keep chickens?
Fresh eggs, and then meat when they stop laying.
Also, with mineral oil coating, can keep eggs for months at room temperature, so even post SHTF, no fridge needed.
To answer your question though, most sellers state anywhere from 15-25 years for shelf-life.
Fresh eggs, and then meat when they stop laying.
Also, with mineral oil coating, can keep eggs for months at room temperature, so even post SHTF, no fridge needed.
To answer your question though, most sellers state anywhere from 15-25 years for shelf-life.
I want both just got done building 15 hen coop
Fair enough, good plan. 
Personally, I'm a fan of having the bases covered also. How many you feeding with 15 hens? LOL. Mine just started laying (I have 8 hens, and we have 5 people), and I'll be giving eggs to friends no doubt.
Personally, I'm a fan of having the bases covered also. How many you feeding with 15 hens? LOL. Mine just started laying (I have 8 hens, and we have 5 people), and I'll be giving eggs to friends no doubt.
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Why are you not keep chickens jontte
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One particular neighbor would have the city inspector on me in no time.
Why does there ALWAYS have to be a busy body neighbor that gets their panties in a wad over what you do in your own frickin back yard???
Why does there ALWAYS have to be a busy body neighbor that gets their panties in a wad over what you do in your own frickin back yard???
Well i hope you can soon jontte
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The previous owner of my home owned a bunch of chickens and asked if I'd like them. Sadly, my mother and son have an unexplainable bird phobia. My son's ultimate fear is the lowly peacock. No chickens for me.
It still bugs me 3 years later...oh well.
It still bugs me 3 years later...oh well.
my next door neighbour is quite ok,but the rest...well,I'll put it this way,we have a nice piece of lawn between two houses and one of my lovely neighbours got a big sign there,forbidding children to play soccer on the lawn,you see,it disturbes that s@@@head..it's sometimes so interesting here
I bought some in sealed bags from Germany that had a full one year shelf life.
1 year aint long enough for me.but then again.they do what they can in such case's
We have 8 #10 cans of powdered whole eggs, 15yr shelf life though we purchased 3 cans a month given it was roughly a $100 for the 3, not cheap why we stopped at 8!
I only have about 11 chickens left, the lynx, coyote, wolverine and the skunk are cleaning me out, the dogs killed a wolverine last year getting in the pen, a skunk killed one of the hens to get at the eggs, the rooster disappeared a couple of month ago figuring a hawk got em. A never ending battle here!
I only have about 11 chickens left, the lynx, coyote, wolverine and the skunk are cleaning me out, the dogs killed a wolverine last year getting in the pen, a skunk killed one of the hens to get at the eggs, the rooster disappeared a couple of month ago figuring a hawk got em. A never ending battle here!
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I have been looking into making my own powdered eggs at home sealed in a mason jar with an oxygen absorber and I believe they should last around 15 years or more. And that will work with store bought or yard eggs
Anything home canning 15yrs is really pushing it and that includes powdered eggs, most of the retail #10 cans powdered eggs last 10-15yrs though these are done in consistent absolute controlled environment generally this type of control isn't obtainable from the home with end users products
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My suggestion would be get some chickens for eggs. You can always dehydrate the excess when they are laying good and use the powder during the winter months. That way you can rotate your powdered eggs. Mav is correct when saying your own will not last 10 -15 years
Sometimes I prefer wild animals over people
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Well 15 years may be over stating it but still it would be better then the canned processed stuff
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In my opinion, anything you are able to do and KNOW where it came from and how it was handled during the process is a healthier option than what you can buy, . . .but that is just me. The problem with using store bought eggs is eventually you will run out or they will go bad. Don't know about your laws, but there are quite a few cities that will allow you to have chickens, just not a rooster, which makes no sense to me. How many people have to put up with their neighbors dog barking at all hours of the day and night? One of the many reasons we helped a son move from his community and on to a bigger piece of property where he will not have neighbors on top of him.
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Are you doing the scramble and then in the dehydrator?
No argument from me
I don't like store bought eggs, they don't look right they don't smell right and they don't taste right and the damn shell pisses me off the thing shatters like cheap glass.
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Yes we do the scramble and dehydrate one.
In the store, the average is that these eggs were laid a month ago. So that's one major difference. Personally, I like eggs best when they've been in the fridge at least a week, but I'm no stranger to eating freshly laid ones either.
No need for a rooster though, if you are just getting chickens for eggs. I don't keep a rooster either (yet). If things started looking hairy though, I'd get a couple. But at the moment, breeding would only be in case of an emergency. No plans to do that right now.
No need for a rooster though, if you are just getting chickens for eggs. I don't keep a rooster either (yet). If things started looking hairy though, I'd get a couple. But at the moment, breeding would only be in case of an emergency. No plans to do that right now.
Though my chickens seem to be better layers with a rooster around. Store bought eggs are too white and the shell is thin even the smell is bad.
