A friend with chickens sent me this article a long time ago: http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zmaz77ndzgoe http://www.mothereart

A friend with chickens sent me this article a long time ago: http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-eggs-zmaz77ndzgoe http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/how-to-store-fresh-... Summary: unwashed eggs are edible for up to eight weeks on the counter, and can go much longer than that if refrigerated. Washed eggs go bad more quickly, but should still be ok for a couple of months. The hard part is, you really have no way to know how long it's been since a store-bought egg was laid.