Mennonite Queso Chihuahua Advice

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:


CHICKEN EGGS

Supposedly chicken eggs that come from unvaccinated hens must be kept refrigerated. Does this mean USA eggs come from unvaccinated hens and eggs in Mexico are not refrigerated because the hens received antibiotics or some from of disease inoculation? I raise my own hens and keep them under supervision. But eggs go "right into" the refrigerator. "red" eggs from red hens and white eggs from white hens" Dalia uses a marker and X's or O's nest eggs because hens do not like to have a nest cleaned out. Eggs stay one day before they are gathered. Some of Jesus' oyster shells get ground to grit and the hens love it. Huevos de Rancho are worth seeking out as is the whole prepared hen. It is twice as expensive as Bachocho (the Foster Farms of Mexico) but the taste difference is startling. When I capture scorpions the hens go crazy for them in the morning. They fight over them. And insects seem to be the prime reason for the egg and meat taste improvement. Go figure...

If I recall correctly, eggs in the USA are heavily washed removing a protective outer coating of sorts, so they are best refrigerated.

Typically eggs from Europe and other countries are not cleaned in this manner so they do not require refrigeration.

We typically don't refrigerate eggs from our chickens on the farm. Although it doesn't hurt to refrigerate them.

And yes, you should always leave 1 egg in the nest, marking is a good thing so that you don't leave same egg in the nest too long.

P.S. Store bought eggs from USA will absorb refrigerator odors a lot faster than eggs that have not been processed, and they seem to 'dry' out a lot faster if you take them out of the carton... USDA...