Getting eggs to roll to a collection area

I remember seeing a show on TV that featured this kind of thing. It was awhile ago. Anyway, I think the cage was angled as such that the egg rolled to a wire funnel after it was laid.

What you could do is angle it with a built in trough for collection, leaving a gap in the bottom front that the egg can fit through. Experiment as necessary.

 

What you are looking for is called a "Roll Away" nest box in the business. I've seen them done 2 ways that seem to make sense. The first is with a plastic insert to the nest box and the other is a box that is built with the floor sloped towards the rear a bit so the eggs roll out. I have actually built the later in the past.

Check out:
http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/rollaway_nestboxes.htm
and
http://www.nfpledbury.co.uk/products/poultry/commercial/rollaway_nestboxes.htm

 

Quote:MAYBE like a laundry shoot . HEN lays the egg , drops down in SHOOT and hands its master the egg ? LOL I think I am cracking up . Worked most of the day today getting the roof onto the coop . ITS SO HOT . DANG and we are only in JUNE . LOOK OUT for JULY AND AUG.