It's important to note, when raising egg laying chickens to use straw, instead of hay in their laying quarters as hay creates fungus/mold which could compromise the eggs. Also important to change the bedding straw frequently to minimize feces sticking to the shell. If an egg has feces stuck to the shell, wash the egg in lukewarm water and refrigerate it. Don't use those eggs for glassing, as the bloom will have been removed. Only use freshly laid eggs that look clean, with the bloom in tact. Thank you for sharing your information. Great tip on boiling the water, and letting it cool first. :)

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So good to hear from someone who has actually tried it and done research!

Very useful vid here, esp the cracking open of the water glass eggs for us to see for ourselves. Thank you for all your effort! ❤

You are a great teacher!

Awesome video and thank you for sharing your findings. Just this evening I water glasses my first 3 dozen eggs. I’m now a new subscriber to your channel and I look forward to viewing you other content. Thanks again!

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Thanks for sharing!

Love this! Can you please share how you cleaned the eggs well without washing? Thanks!

Thank you. I have my lime already and will wait until May as you suggested to start this project. We are getting way more eggs than we need, and I love that there is a way to preserve eggs sans electricity.

Thank you!! I bought some lime, have a container, and am waiting until May...I can't wait to not have to buy eggs in the winter!!!

I recently came across your channel and I'm glad I did. Practical, helpful tips! Do you know if you can feed the eggshells back to the chickens as a calcium supplement after they've been waterglassed?

Thank you

Hello! I just found this video! Very interesting. Thank you for sharing all this information. I’m excited to try this method this year. May I ask what kind of scale you have…. I am in need of a new one. I like how yours has a protective cover on the front.

The FDA does not recommend water glassing as a safe method for storing eggs. Calcium Hydroxide (slacked lime) is known to contain botulism in the powdered lime itself. Hydrated lime does not protect against botulism in long-term storage without acid and heat to kill it.

You're a peach. Thanks for this!

They are good even up to 18 months, Possibly longer.

Once you open the container to get an egg out do you have to use all the eggs because the seal is broken? Or just close back up and remaining eggs will stay good ?

Can you water glass them if you've had them in the refrigerator? Or do they have to be fresh room temp?

Well instead on using gloves, can you use a big metal spoon to scoop out the egg or is it ok to use metal, should we use plastic?

If you can't clean the eggs, how do you get them clean? Can you run them under water?

Can you measure the lime or does it have to be weighed?

What are the reasons to not use the dirty eggs?