wire baskets for egg collecting......

[j and bs hens]

Hi, this is our first time with chickens, and I keep seeing wire baskets used for egg collecting..... is there a reason for this?

 

[FireTigeris]

Egg collection or egg display?

I display mine in a ceramic wire basket, I collect in a wicker basket.

 

[j and bs hens]

collecting.

 

[FireTigeris]

I don't know of any reason, but I don't do that.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

They're not required by any means. I've used everything from an old can to my hat to carry eggs in.

That said though I use a wire basket now myself, but we're gathering sixty to seventy eggs a day. If an egg should happen to break amongst the others I can hose the goo out without having to remove the remaining eggs first. Plus it is convenient when I wash eggs to simply have the water running over the eggs in the basket.

But use whatever you like.

 

[j and bs hens]

wow, I could see how a break could happen. I wasn't sure if it had to do with shell hardening or another unknown. That makes sense, and a easy way of cleaning the eggs too! thank you

 

[FireTigeris]

Humm now I need a wire basket...

 

[Coop de Grille]

Humm now I need a wire basket...

LMAO! I was thinking the same thing!

 

[kara_leigh]

*shrug* My shirt works just fine, that or I just take cartons out with me and fill them as I go.

 

[FireTigeris]

Yeah but I'm collecting 10-27 eggs...