how long before fresh laid eggs need to be refrigerated
Q: How long can eggs be left outside once they've been laid before being refrigerated? a: You will want to gather eggs every day, and refrigerate them as soon as they've been gathered. This keeps them freshest. However, in the good old days, of course, eggs were not refrigerated right away. That's surprising to many people! After all, milk that is not refrigerated will go bad, and it will do so pretty immediately... but not eggs. In fact, when a hen is laying eggs to hatch, it can take her about two weeks to gather a clutch large enough to incubate.