What do YOU use to collect your eggs?

[donrae]

I like to live dangerously.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I use a 2 small pails 1.3 quarts I got at TSC for around 3 bucks each for 5 pullets. GC

 

[BriColie]

I shove them in my pockets, and if there's more than that I use my shirt as a basket.

Congratulations, I never grow tired of collecting eggs.

Hey...i never thought of using my shirt...but i guess because we're still wearing coats here - but will prob happen in the future warmer days I'm a no-go on the pocket lol...just not that brave my 2 year old DS is though! No eggs broken yet lol

 

[BriColie]

Nothing cute or fancy here. I have a rolling bowl system. A bowl sets on the kitchen counter for scraps. When it gets full it goes to the coop. The next day, I collect the empty bowl and put the eggs in it. I have 2-3 stainless steel bowls I use for this. 

Otherwise, the shirt is great. I'm leery of pockets, though...too many pocket omelettes have been made here 

Lol!

Your rolling bowl system sounds cool! I do have to say, i do cringe just a little when my DS decides to put eggs in his pocket lol

 

[BriColie]

Ha! Sounds like fun! Can't wait to find eggs in my purse lol

 

[BriColie]

If I'm wearing the sweatshirt I wear for gardening and mucking around in, I shove them in my pockets.  Otherwise I just carry them in my hands.  I can carry 3 or 4 and still kick open the front door and shoulder the fridge door open.

If I had more birds I'd get a basket.

Yea we don't really have enough for a basket yet either lol

 

[BriColie]

You'd be amazed how many you can find a way to carry -- my last flock was averaging 15-18 a day at the height of production....still only remembered to grab the basket about 1/3 of the time.

Wow, that's a good amount! How many hens did you have, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Spartan22]

Same here I've used my 4 zip up pocket jacket all the time if am doing morning chicken chores, and use small baskets lined with cheese cloth/table napkins at end of day egg collection after work. I did the shirt thing collection before, I end up dropping eggs since I forget to hold on the other side of the shirt LOL

, it was over 100 ft walk to our back door.

 

[BriColie]

I have had the same problem! 

I have an egg basket that I occasionally remember to bring out to collect eggs. When I forget that, I have plastic containers that I use to collect kitchen scraps and use the same way Donrae does with her "rolling bowl" system. I have also used my pockets, shirt, or small box. Depends on the day and what's available. 

Yea right now we're able to just grab & go

 

[BriColie]

I use my pockets,I had used a basket but they rolled around and CRACK

Oh yea, that could be a problem, didn't even think of that lol...maybe some hay or a cloth at the bottom could help??