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How to Store Fresh Eggs (Do They Need Refrigerating?)

How to store fresh eggs: why unwashed eggs keep for weeks unrefrigerated, the US vs Europe split, the float test,…

9/7/2026

How chicken egg colors are made: blue from biliverdin, brown painted on last, green and olive from both. Full breed…

9/7/2026

Introduce new chickens without bloodshed: the 6-week timeline from quarantine to night roosting, plus the rules that cut fighting and…

9/7/2026

Silkie chickens lay 100-120 small eggs a year and have black skin, five toes and fur-like feathers. Full guide to…

9/7/2026

How to spot chicken mites, tell red mites from northern fowl mites and lice, and clear an infestation by treating…

9/7/2026

Do chickens need a rooster to lay eggs? No, and here is why, plus fertile vs unfertilised eggs, hen-to-rooster ratios,…

9/7/2026