How Do You Raise Chickens With Sodium Silicate?
One advantage of raising chickens is having access to eggs through the winter. Though your chickens’ egg production dwindles with the dwindling daylight hours during the winter, eggs from the autumn can be preserved and eaten in the winter by using sodium silicate, also called “water glass,” as a preservative. Specifically, it covers the pores of the egg shell so that bacteria can’t get in and spoil the egg. You won’t even need to refrigerate them—though cold storage does help. Acquire eggs that are fresh–at most 2 to 3 days after being laid. Collect the eggs from the hen often, to avoid their being soiled. This is of especial significance, as hens leave a protective coating on the egg, and you don’t want to have to wash it off for any reason. Brush off any excrement, but don’t wash the egg clean. Dilute one part dry sodium silicate in 10 parts water. You can find sodium silicate at your local drugstore. Boil the water beforehand to make sure of its cleanliness, but let it cool down
