Are You Throwing Away Good Eggs?

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I have a friend who raises chickens for the eggs. He told me several times that eggs last a lot longer than most people think. He used to give me eggs by the dozen. I met him about halfway between our homes at a farm equipment store one time to get some eggs from him. He lives about forty-five miles (72 kilometers) from me. When I met up with him he opened the door of his car and there were the eggs in cartons setting on the floorboards. Nothing to keep them cool in the hot summer sun. “You didn’t put these in a cooler?” I asked. “There no need to,” he said. “They don’t really need to be kept cold all the time.” That surprised me, but since he was giving them to me I wasn’t going to turn them down. I took them home and found none of them were bad. The other day Dr. Oz had a woman on from America’s Test Kitchen. She showed a few recipes then Dr. Oz asked how long you should keep eggs after the date on the carton. Her answer surprised Dr. Oz. She said they found eggs are still good up to four months after the sell by date. She recommended leaving the eggs in the cartons and putting them in the rear of the refrigerator and not in the egg holders in the refrigerator door. She said to put your hard boiled eggs in them. I have known for many years that eggs will pick up smells in the refrigerator. The Test Kitchen woman said that is why you want to leave your fresh eggs in the carton. Should we even be eating eggs? Dr. Oz pointed out that it wasn’t the eggs we needed to worry about but the other things we eat with them, such as bacon and sausage. My “egg” friend claims that research has shown not eating enough eggs causes macular degeneration. True or not, I don’t worry about eating eggs. Does any of this change your mind on anything about eggs?