quail egg cartons?

[lagpmgdsls]

What's the cheapest you have found and which do you prefer and why....the plastic ones or the cardboard ones?

 

[monarc23]

plastic are my fav

 

[citalk2much]

And where do you get them? I have plastic for button eggs my coturnix eggs will not fix. I found some extra large ones once but Shelley said they where to small too.
I need to know where oh where did you find ones that work!

 

[monarc23]

that's the thing... no one will tell me! LOL! All my trays are ones I've reused or that were given to me. I cannot find the exact ones I have so wheni run out .... im OUT.

They are doz carton holders, and they snap shut I LOVE THEM!


I emailed my friend about thema gain hopefully this time she replies would love to get htem! I told her i'd even buy them from her to get them lol!

 

[shelleyd2008]

The paper mache trays that I have found which are best for coturnix eggs are the chukar egg trays. The coturnix fit perfectly in them. Other than that, most quail cartons are designed for bobwhites, and bobwhite eggs are not much bigger than my button eggs! The 10 count plastic cartons work okay for the coturnix, they don't snap closed, so they won't crush an egg that is 'bigger'. I just tape them as closed as they'll get, and wrap it in a sheet of bubble paper.

 

[monarc23]

this is the exact cartons i use! my friend got back to me Yay lol!!! They fit even double yolkers pretty nicely. I still warp every egg in paper towels or toliet paper before i put them in teh cartons and ship them out so they are stabilized

http://www.eggcartons.com/product-e...l_Egg_Carton_Twin_12_Pack_Cup_Top_PLEG_12TQCT

 

[citalk2much]

Way cool I will be ordering some! Yay

 

[shelleyd2008]

Those fit coturnix eggs? I have had some similar to that, they were 24 count cartons that were not able to be seperated. Every time I have used them or had them shipped to me, there have been broken eggs. The reason the eggs were broken was obvious that it was because the carton cup was too small, and the egg was crushed when the lid was closed. You'll have to send me one of those so I can test it myself Niki!

 

[citalk2much]

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Now Niki you send an empty one you will have to fill it to make sure it works right oh and I will need a test one too

 

[monarc23]

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LOL when I send ya some eggs they'll be in the cartons I need to order some as well im almost outie!!! I'll do a post on how i package them

But basically


I take a small strip of paper towel enough to cover the egg, i wrap it around the sides.. then i fold the bottom of the egg so that the tip is cushioned by the paper towel (or i use a sheet of toilet paper) then I either fold the top of the paper towel or toliet paper over the top blunt part of the egg or i put a peice of foam on the top and then i click the carton shut sometimes the paper is so much that the carton doesnt shut then i'll eithe rput a small strip of tape to close the carton completley and or i wrap the carton up in a sheet of newspaper like im wrapping up a sandwhich theni tape it shut and wala ready to go in the box!

Ive not had any broken this way that i know of....