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Does anyone know if the shells are safe to feed back to the hens? I've been burying them in my compost to keep the chickens from consuming them; they always have oyster shell free choice so it's not their only calcium source

Same here. Maybe 9 months. My sole goal was to keep them for the winter's break. I may hold over extra this year specifically for my dogs. Their food is too expensive not to supplement with eggs.

@TooCheep , do you reuse the water or start fresh each time? I did 1oz of lime by weight to 1 quart of water.

I kept mine the the back corner of my closet. Nothing fancy, just as out of the way as I could manage. I used gallon pickle jars and my house occasionally is very warm (80°-90°F) in the summer and so far all have been fine. I had a few that cracked, presumably during transport from one house...

They were good! Mine were from March or so this year. A lot of the yolks broke as soon as we cracked them and the whites were very runny, but they were fine flavorwise. We used them for baked goods, pancakes, and bread pudding without issue. I tried them for egg drop ramen soup today and they...

I just finished up a jar of my lime water preserved eggs (calcium hydroxide). Can I reuse the solution, or do I need to start fresh?

Would it be detrimental to pencil dates on the eggs? I pencil on the week number my eggs were laid to keep track of how old they are, should a carton get shuffled back of the fridge.

I want to try this, but I have a cock with my hens so I'm not certain how my potentially fertilized eggs would hold up. Although, I guess there's no harm in trying. 🤷‍♀️