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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: melholly on February 23, 2012, 09:53:23 am

Title: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: melholly on February 23, 2012, 09:53:23 am

Hello all,

I just wondered if anyone has come across a safe 'marker pen' type tool so I can scribble on the dates laid of my eggs? Just thought it would be a useful way for me to keep track of them. Am currently just using a labelled box system but with a 4 year old who's fond of moving things around I need a different way!

Thanks
Mx

Title: Re: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: DJ_Chook on February 23, 2012, 10:01:29 am

Cake writing pen, they are available in loads of different colours. They use food grade ink.

Title: Re: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: FiB on February 23, 2012, 10:20:20 am

I just use a pencil to scribble on the D.O.L- is that a bad thing?

Title: Re: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: doganjo on February 23, 2012, 11:58:29 am

I use a soft pencil too - can't see what harm it can do.

Title: Re: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: MAK on February 23, 2012, 12:59:47 pm

I write dates in pencil so that the old french ladies I give eggs to can read them.
I have taken to write my numbers like the French.

so we have eggs from the 78/02 and old ones from 79/07   - a one looks like a 7.

Dreading the 6th June as  sixes and nines could get confused in an egg box.

Title: Re: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: Sylvia on February 23, 2012, 04:01:44 pm

I too use a pencil.

Title: Re: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: melholly on February 23, 2012, 05:06:13 pm

That's great,

Thanks everyone - a pencil it is!

Mx

Title: Re: Egg Marking Pen
Post by: chrismahon on February 24, 2012, 05:19:22 pm

A pencil was good enough for Lewis Wright in 1867, so I use a pencil. Water based markers could theoretically contaminate the egg, unless the egg is cold and the pen is warm.