Keeping track of eggs and dates

[shesham]

I have been putting eggs into empty cartons and putting them in my fridge. Kids come along and add or take some out, so I am not sure any more which are the oldest. We are starting to get at least 5 eggs regularly each day now, but that will soon pick up because I have 18 pullets.

Is there a way that you keep your eggs dated? Do any of you label the eggs if so how and with what do you label them?

Thanks

 

[OrpingtonManor]

I used to get confused, even though I had a system of rotation in the fridge. For months now, I have kept a pencil in my egg basket. I write the date on the end of the egg. Then, even if I need to wash off the poo later, the date is there.

 

[crooked stripe]

I second the pencil vote. I have been penciling on eggs since I started hatching my own.

 

[jthayerkatz]

Pencil is good, I would prefer a soft crayon. you can then use color codes as well as writing the day of the week it was collected. It depends on how many get consumed quickly.

 

[havi]

I also use the pencil method. Its worked great for me.

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

Me too Pencil!!

 

[vnploveschickens]

I use the pencil method as well. Sometimes I even put the name of the pullet it came from!

 

[cmom]

Pencil

 

[shesham]

Thanks for all the great responses!

Color code with crayons! You must be very organized.

I have lots of pencils around and will date that way. Maybe I will try color coding at some point but right now things are crazy around here with showing at the county fair.

Thanks again for all the great responses.

 

[Sitka]

Superglue them to a calendar?