Anyone else ever done this, pickling lime and water, supposed to preserve eggs in the shell for up to two years .first time trying it , we are getting about two dozen eggs a day.

No but my ma did for years when I was a kid, never lasted 2 years but did till next summer

What is the process? Are they pickled in the end ?

No. fresh eggs go in , fresh eggs come out. I ate some of mine that were over 9 months old. I have a jar now from this fall in storage if my hens quit laying.\

I believe its one tablespoon of pickling lime to one pint of water. Thats it.

Have you tried mineral oil?

And store in a root cellar/cold room,Correct?

No it dont matter. I keep them on the shelf by the canned goods.

The only thing differant is if you hard boil them you need to punch a pinhole so they dont explode. the lime blocks the pores in the eggs.

Oh and you cant use store bought eggs they are washed and wont work they say.

Get a bag of hydrated lime. Lots cheaper. 1 bag will last a lifetime.

There used to be a product called water glass that was used to seal eggshell. It was also used to seal cracked engine blocks and heads. I think it was also called Sodium Silicate.

Cant used washed eggs because the natural protective coating gets washed off.Just make sure you use VERY clean fresh eggs.No poop on em.One ounce(weighted oz.not measured oz.) Hydrated Lime per quart water.eggs are usualy good for up to a year with no refergeration.

My wife used a two quart jar, held 18 brown eggs,one ounce pickling lime by weight, one quart water, took about five minutes.

Yup,,make sure the eggs are covered over the tops with the brine.Should be good for a year like that.We used to do ours in ten gallon crocks.

We just tried that this winter. Worked good till we ran out of eggs.

Get more chickens !!

Very interesting. Why and how does this work?