Carrying Eggs?!

[WallyBirdie]

Out of curiosity, when collecting eggs, what do you use to carry them?
With new birds laying, I'm expecting quite a haul!

 

[sourland]

Don't put them in your pockets.

 

[rosemarythyme]

My hands, or pockets... I have a basket but rarely get so many eggs that I can't carry them by hand.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I got wire baskets from the dollar store for eggs.
Seriously it was like 9 years ago and they are still holding up like new.
They are the same kind the hatcheries sell for $14+.

I have had to use a wicker basket when I had 42 birds for the overflow too.

 

[WallyBirdie]

Don't put them in your pockets.

LOL I know that! Thanks though! Made me laugh!

 

[WallyBirdie]

My hands, or pockets... I have a basket but rarely get so many eggs that I can't carry them by hand.

I have gained quite a few new birds this year. I used to just grab the hem of my shirt and just cradle them until I got them inside, but I'm expecting too many eggs for that.

 

[WallyBirdie]

I got wire baskets from the dollar store for eggs.
Seriously it was like 9 years ago and they are still holding up like new.
They are the same kind the hatcheries sell for $14+.

I have had to use a wicker basket when I had 42 birds for the overflow too.

I like the basket approach. If I lined a bucket with something soft, would that work?

 

[21hens-incharge]

I like the basket approach. If I lined a bucket with something soft, would that work?

Mine are not lined and I rarely have any break. The only breakage I have had in the basket is from my own clumsy self dropping one in from a to full hand really.

I like the wire baskets because when someone buys eggs I can set the whole thing in the sink to wash each one. So far no rust, no flaking of the coating and no broken wires.

They hold about 3 dozen eggs too.

 

[Criticalicious]

If you crochet, there's a free pattern available to make an egg apron. It looks neat but I worry that I'd forget it was on and I'd bump into something.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I like the basket approach. If I lined a bucket with something soft, would that work?

When I do use a basket I use a semi soft plastic one (sort of like a beach basket/tote type) with drainage holes, in case of breakage as it can easily be rinsed out. Mine would probably hold about 2 dozen eggs. Mostly I use them for picking vegetables and holding some garden equipment (gloves and garden snips) on the patio.