How long can the eggs last in the pouch? I want to order this for a gift for Christmas, but it's a month away and don't want the eggs to die.
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these shrimp have built in protection from drought. There may be no limit to how long they survive.
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The eggs practically lasts for decades... its in a "Stasis" State where the eggs are pre-sealed in a protective shell and ready to hatch as soon as you mix the Formula + Water together!
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I store them on a shelf in the pantry. They come in a reclosable bag with a 'best by' date of 10/14. They won't last long, they're delicious!
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I wouldn't go beyond what would be normal for left overs. So maybe 3-5 days. However they are freezer safe so you can make a bunch of baby food up and then freeze a ton. This never ends up working for us, I only have 4 pouches and my son is 12mos, so we go through all four in one day :)
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I stored one in my home in the box for about 1 month and it was just fine. It is wrapped in plastic and I would think that if you keep it in a dry environment it would be ok. Hope this helps.
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My chickens scratched and "nested" the pads. Which is fine because the excelsior still stays in the nest box better than straw. I ended up getting some rubber mats to put under the excelsior pads to cushion the eggs as they are laid and that is working very well. I have had mine for 2 months and they are lasting fine. I think they will easily last 6 months and possibly even a year in nest boxes used for eating eggs. If you are raising baby chicks in the nest then I can see where they might get messy. Hope this helps.
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I've had unopened ones sitting around for a month or so now, and they taste exactly the same as the fresher ones. Opened, I'd say you still have at least a couple of weeks. They seem to be a largely dehydrated product, so from my experience they seem unlikely to perish for a really long time.
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shells coming off is not an issue of the cooker but of the freshness of the eggs. A fresh egg will be hard to peel unregarded how you cook it. Take an egg at least 1-2 weeks old, the stuff you get in the grocery shops and it will peel fine if you cool it off immediately in cold or ice water. Good luck!
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Honestly I do not remember, but I think, if you follow the directions on the can, by putting the remaining powdered eggs, in a plastic or airtight bag, then put that in the container, and keep in a cool and dry place, they will last for at least five years. By the way, I bought the powdered eggs, for emergency use, and yes, I had to try them, and I liked them, very much. They are good and helpful food, to have "just in case", and they taste good!
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I'm actually having the same experience. In 2 weeks I've gotten one egg laid in the new boxes. I've tried showing the boxes to the hens, putting eggs in them, and making the places they are laying less appealing for nesting. Not much luck yet. I am hoping time would help them get more comfortable with the plastic boxes, but based on your experience, maybe not. I'll be interested to see others' answers.
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If you can keep them in a Tupperware type container they should last a few days or longer.With this being emergency food you may not be in much of a situation to care about freshness though and I'd think each pack would get consumed pretty quickly after it was opened.
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As far as how long it lasts, I am not sure. I do know that a box will last a while as far as number of uses go. You only use 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of the replacement per egg.
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My son loves them so much that he budgeted them in the fridge for over a month and they were still awesome. They keep really well as long as you refrigerate. We put them in a zip-lock bag and refrigerated. Good luck!
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I don't know - we weren't ready for ours to hatch yet when we ordered them, so we put them in the fridge as instructed. But apparently this is actually a bad thing to do, because fridges are too dry and they dessicate the eggs, so they'll never hatch. We'll see what happens. The instructions say it can take 7 weeks or more at 70 degrees.
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We've made an egg "basket" using already cooked chopped potatoes, sauted onions & peppers, browned bacon. The cups were puff pastry. The first attempt was too done. It doesn't take 5 minutes if everything except the egg and puff pastry are cooked. Don't overfill either.
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The eggs came in a case or pod that is very strong. Only one of mine actually hatched. I do home daycare in Illinois and ours hatched in the end of July, about a month after I ordered them.
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Sorry that I already threw all the boxes away. But I did notice the date whenever I received stuff to eat. Possibly the date is pretty new. I am not sure. Anyway, no problem if your baby can finish it in half a year.... LoL
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I find that I get my best results if I remove them almost immediately and put them in cold water, to prevent overcooking. Of course you have to be very careful as the eggs and cooker are hot! I have tried leaving them in the cooker till almost cool (not sure how long that took) but they seem to end up overcooked.