Clarabelle Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hi folks, Well, I'm gearing up for those first eggs and I just wondered what scales you were using to weigh them. My mechanical scales are not accurate enough so I'm thinking of investing in some electronic ones. I'm assuming this is how everyone is getting such accurate measurements of their hen's first eggs. Anyone got a recommendation? Preferably a set of scales that are available in Argos! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Mine are cheap battery operated digital kitchen scales - perfect for the daily egg weigh-in. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I've got battery digital scales by salter. Bought at woolies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I have digital Salter scales - from Argos bout 2 years ago £20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I got mine from Argos....in a sale about a year or so ago. Cost about £15 and should have been £25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I use my Lloyds pharmacy £8 ( on offer) calorie- counting cooking scales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strepsy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I have Salter digital ones from Argos too. Not that I have any eggs to weigh yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 This is what I use http://www.danetti.com/products.php?product=Eggxact They are brilliant :D I keep a daily record of who has laid and how much each egg weighs :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarabelle Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thanks everyone, I'm amazed that there are scales dedicated to weighing eggs! Think I'll see what they've got in Woolies and Argos this afternoon. Salter seem to be the favourites and I've heard of that make so I'll probably go for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Our old scales used ot just weigh in 5g increments so we bought another one from ASDA that has 1g increments although we haven;t bothered to weigh any for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I have an Eggxact set of scales and I really like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkybijou Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I bought some electronic scales today from Tesco for £15. All I need now is a blimmin egg to weigh!!! Please send laying vibes to my chooks.... Kris Doris, Welsummer Dora, Wyandotte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Why do you weigh them all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I have an Eggxact too. And we have weighed all our eggs since October 2005 It's nice to have a record so that you can look back at when a hen's last day off was and what her biggest egg weighed. Unfortunately today, DH collected 5 eggs and put them in the treats bowl. He then rather tantalisingly held it up over the chickens heads (not deliberately trying to tempt them ) Vox took a flying leap, thinking her treats were there - and 5 eggs tumbled to the floor and broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Another possibly daft question but how do you know who laid them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I have an Eggxact too. And we have weighed all our eggs since October 2005 It's nice to have a record so that you can look back at when a hen's last day off was and what her biggest egg weighed. Unfortunately today, DH collected 5 eggs and put them in the treats bowl. He then rather tantalisingly held it up over the chickens heads (not deliberately trying to tempt them ) Vox took a flying leap, thinking her treats were there - and 5 eggs tumbled to the floor and broke. Oh Ginette, I think I would have cried! That's too bad. I sometimes weigh mine on my Weigh"Ooops, word censored!"chers electronic scales, but only if they are first eggs or look particularly big, otherwise I don't bother. I've just googled eggxact though, another item this forum will force me to buy!! There are slight differences between the eggs, depending on the individual hen BarbaraJ, although I always found it difficult telling Daffodil and Marigold's eggs apart. It's also a very good case for having different breeds of hens so that their eggs look so different you don't have to catch them in the act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarabelle Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 I bought some electronic scales today from Tesco for £15. All I need now is a blimmin egg to weigh!!! Please send laying vibes to my chooks.... Know the feeling Kris!! I feel sure tomorrow is the day! I asked my mum to have a look in Tesco's for me today but she hasn't reported back so perhaps they don't have any in our local one. Ginette, so sorry to hear that all those lovely eggs got broken, I'd have been really with my hubby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I've ordered an Eggxact today! You lot are a bad influence. I am justifying it to myself for calculating the boiling times of the bantams' eggs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Oh now I don't use it for calculating cooking times . . . . what you need for that is the eggperfect, now that's the best gadget I've bought all year. Foolproof and perfect eggs all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I have an eggperfect and I agree, it's fab, but not really very useful for bantams eggs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...