Gathering Eggs

[along121]

I am a teacher. So when I return back to work I am worried about gathering my eggs. I noticed that my chickens are laying their eggs anywhere between 10 am and 1m. Sometimes even past 2. I go out and check them every morning before I go to work, but is it OK to leave the eggs all day until I get home. Sometimes I don't get home until 6. I live in Texas so it will still be pretty hot in Aug and Sept.

 

[CAjerseychick]

Well its hot here-- 100's all weekend-- and when I go to work I leave for 2 or 3 days and get all the eggs when I come home.... DH is home and does a cursory job of egg collecting, but I usually will have 8 or 9 waiting for me (outa 8 laying hens) when I get home--

My nest boxes are in the coop and a little cooler than the outside temps, we have been eating the eggs all summer no problems-- even the 16 we found in the bushes last week passed the float test and were consumed no problem....
So that is my experience, hope it helps!

 

[along121]

Thanks so much. That helps a lot. Now being new to all of this .... What is a float test???