Saving My Hands With an Industrial Egg Washer

Aquamagic Model 5 something...
Up to 1800 eggs/hour.
Saving countless carpel tunnel surgeries.
That knocking is a worn bushing.

[@CJ_Caster]

I'm glad you made this video. Egg production is something I'd like to get into. Nice to see how different people do things

[@brittblanton8342]

Nice video I know a lot about eggs. I was a contract producer for Perdue Farms in South Central Ky for 22 years before I retired and sold my farm. We would get a around 11,000 hens and 1,200 roosters once a year and for a short time when the hens would peak in production we would get 9,000 to 9,600 eggs a day. The birds were housed in a 520 ft. By 40 ft. house with 40 ft. By 20 ft of that being the work room where the eggs would come to you on a collection belt and you would pick them up by hand and load them in plastic trays of 54 and load them on a cart when full would hold a 5,184 eggs then put them in a cooler room until they were picked up took to their hatchery since these were to be hatched and not for human consumption they were not washed. Thanks again for the great information 👍

[@boehmfarm4276]

You had me there with the roosters, until I read to the bottom that they were for hatching.

[@rogerholloway8498]

I can not believe some of the cameras you probably have ruined getting these shots! The egg process was a bit of a surprise! Reminded me of Lucy and Ethel in the bakery! Who knows what else you've been saving to show us! Great stuff!

[@dertrommler2112]

Great vid. Thanks for sharing your “fun farming action” and how diverse your farm is on production.

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

Jacob, this was really neat to see. Thank you very much for making the entire video. That clunking noise yeah I got one in my combine that just started in about the last hour of finishing up last year's Harvest, I hate having that on my mind.🐣🇺🇸

[@boehmfarm4276]

Just gotta put in eat plugs. Can't hear the clunk then.

[@jimmystrange3817]

Longtime subscriber Jacob you never cease to amaze me

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thank you

[@walterlaubscherjr2011]

Never seen an egg washer before nice video very interesting

[@pete56]

Yeah I liked it, I've never seen an egg washer before either.

[@garyhelms3467]

Thanks, I did watch the whole video... Interesting and informative. Your work is never done...

[@boehmfarm4276]

Very good job!!!

[@davidoutdoors74]

I own the Little Egg Scrubber for my small flock of about 100 egg layers. Your egg system looks great

[@fnh8340]

The best invention that the US gave the world was the Vise-Grip. Every tractor where I am from has one in the tool-box. It can do almost anything in a emergency, heck it’s can even be used as a basic hammer.

[@sterff8990]

That was interesting! I’ve never knew such a thing existed.

[@jankotze1959]

First time for me seeing an egg washer, well done great video, I think our egg supplier washer was set to warm, I bought a dozen boiled eggs the other day lol

[@rogercarrico4975]

Very nice! Looks like it was a bear getting it down onto the cellar! Excellent location though. Warm in winter. Cool in the Summer👍

[@jazzerbyte]

Looks like a great egg washing setup. Grew up with a rotary oscillating bucket washer with built-in water heater but it only did one bucket at a time. After one had failed, us kids took it apart and had many hours of fun spinning the motor at high speed by turning the oscillating crank.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I've seen those. Send like they only worked good if your eggs were already clean.

[@jazzerbyte]

@@boehmfarm4276 That's true - it did require plenty of clean up when packaging them.

[@JC-uq5gi]

Sweet washer. Sweet incubator too. You're all set up.

[@richardjohnson5883]

Great video, had never seen one before. Did stay till the end!

[@christopherdaley6355]

Love your videos. Keep em coming

[@jimjonrs3932]

This made me hungry... going to make a fried egg sandwich.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Good lunch

[@hotburnymustard]

Throw a sump pump or utility pump in that bucket with a foot valve and a garden hose out the basement window...The valve will function as a check valve and only let the water flow one way - out. That way you don't have to empty the bucket. Get a pump that's auto on/off and you're all set.

[@michaelowen1750]

Save that wash water - makes excellent fertilizer for houseplants etc...

[@paulhricovec9177]

Thats a great little tool, simple but effective and efficient. Good buy.

[@paulcasefarms9933]

THAT IS COOL! Thanks for sharing!

[@jimpolk]

Very cool. I have never seen one of those before.

[@craigrasnic4178]

Very interesting buddy it definitely makes life easier. I don’t know how you keep up with the chickens and everything else you have going on there every day

[@boehmfarm4276]

Well, first, things like cutting grass are skipped, then dinner isn't eaten until 9 through October.

[@southwestwifarm3516]

I’ve been looking for one of these for awhile, a new powerscrub is way past my price range, even considered making my own

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Cool machine! We don't have enough chickens for one of those lol

[@anderleof]

Eggs look like a lot of work, hope they are profitable enough.

[@leightonfarms4962]

Nice set up

[@pinseekergaming4760]

Need 2 people to work that. That's a nice operation id definitely help

[@banditfarmer1900]

It might be a dirty job but you upped the stakes now you done gone mechanical , I dont blame you one bit ! Get more done quicker with a lot less work. Work smarter not harder and that the name of the game when it comes to fresh eggs ! Bandit

[@makingithappen5178]

This seems to be a very good machine.

[@keithrobinson1331]

That’s really cool thanks

[@richardweinhold6719]

Cool video, thanks for making and poasting

[@NewBeRVer]

I kinda felt like I was going thru a car wash.

[@mcd5082]

Very cool!

[@lanemartin1898]

It’s freezing cold outside look at the shrubbery blowing in the wind it’s frizzing cold outside

[@jaefellows5024]

Very interesting, never seen an egg washing machine, so cool.

[@MrAnnadrew]

nice video keep them coming

[@gregorioortiz3936]

Bien , creo que tu problema de que salgan sucios algunos huevos es el cepillo de enmedio debe de ser una oruga que vaya jirandolos y asi los cepillos de los lados limpiando bien eso es mi punto de vista , ojalá puedas traducir este mensaje suerte !!

[@repairrestoreresell2026]

Great Video, Very Interesting. Never really gave much thought to how you wash large quantities of eggs. (3) things; might get a small sump pump that hooks to a garden hose and drop it into your drain bucket, you could also pump out your pre-wash tote with it. (2) Switch to mineral oil, vegetable oil becomes rancid which is why butcher blocks are oiled with mineral oil and not vegetable oil. (3) when your machine starts clunking take a screwdriver handle and apply a little pressure to the ends of the shafts. If this quiets it down, your clunking is from excessive end play, if not then the search continues. Best of luck, Stay Healthy............

[@boehmfarm4276]

I've figured the noise is from a worn bushing. Oiling the machine makes it quiet.

[@dallasstone1254]

Nice piece of equipment. Thinking of buying some chickens

[@JackAcid13]

That machine would be quite handy for duck eggs, I rarely need to wash my chicken eggs but the duck eggs are always filthy.

[@ksdueckforming218]

Great video. We have a similar machine with the grader and feed conveyor. I could hear your belts skipping. Ours would do that when the washer is full. Need to tighten those belts.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Part of the issue was the bushings were loose in the frame .

[@BedeMeredith]

Lookin Good! that's going to be a whole lotta eggs come summer..

[@farmcentralohio]

So does this mean you are now a BTCEO? Big time chicken egg operation :) That's an interesting piece of equipment, thanks for showing us and explaining it.

[@hedge685]

Egg Baron of Southern Ohio

[@boehmfarm4276]

Haha

[@farmcentralohio]

@@hedge685 Your reply caused me to picture in my mind Jacob wearing an outfit similar to Colonel Sanders from KFC, in the basement washing eggs and counting his earnings lol :)

[@boehmfarm4276]

Hahaha

[@lorengolliher2712]

How do your eggs get on top of the machines pretty cool setup

[@travishennigan3759]

Awesome.

[@mrnate4280]

Super cool

[@train1962]

When I got up this morning I had no idea that I would be watching anyone washing eggs (let alone in a cellar). It's actually quite enjoyable to watch. Not only are you a very competent farmer,you would make a fine factory production worker. Do you do any direct local retail sales? Thanks for the video Jacob.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Most of the eggs are swapped in a cash exchange at the house.

[@train1962]

@@boehmfarm4276 That's what I'm talking about. Count us in. Me and my wife will be quite pleased to be regular customers.We will have to catch up with you or your parents and set up a reliable way to receive and pay. Thanks!

[@Budd56]

I don't know why, but that was interesting and I did watch until the end👍👍👍✌️

[@boehmfarm4276]

Good job!

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Thanks good deal on washer a dollar saved is a dollar earned. I'm curious as to how much are you selling a dozen for? Thanks your hard work great video. Have a good day thankyou

[@patrickkelly4070]

you should put a separator like a triangle at the exit point, help divide it up

[@stevenbeauchamp1320]

Do you have a farm store that you sell these at? Also I assume you mark the date on the tray? I'm just curious is all. Neat setup. Best of luck with it all. You definitely need another set of hands to keep up with it.

[@ginggur17]

Never seen one of these before. 😮👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@anderleof]

Almost sounds like one of the toothed belts is skipping.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Bushing is worn. Noise goes away with lots of lube.

[@mattlyon5156]

COOL...... Yes I watched till the end... Do you have a light on in your coops now?? I have a light on a timer , light comes on at , about , 4:00am. Read chickens need 12 - 14 hour of light per day to do best production, AND IT WORKS.... Only 50 hens here, light comes on in the morning so chickens can go to bed naturally on there own As always 👍 👍 🇺🇲

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yep, I put light on them but I have a daylight time, so they get light at night.

[@curtisowens4588]

Interesting video I think it would be fun to sit and wash eggs. I have no life lol.

[@leightonfarms4962]

Fulfilling!

[@lukestrawwalker]

NICE rig! Shouldn't be TOO hard I would think to make some extra "egg track" to zig-zag back and forth so you could load up say as many as would fit on the tray on the other end at a time and then let it run... even just a tray's worth, what's that, 30, would be handy. Congrats on your purchase! OL J R :)

[@s.pursell8901]

I'm very jealous...... and I only have 7 hens. Lol

[@jarnodeboernl7825]

i wish my 3 hens laid eggs as fast as ya'lls and i wish my rooster would take a seat on my hens

[@thomascottrell1837]

Do you have to candle your eggs

[@BenjaminBerry-dr4qu]

How long are the eggs good for and how much do you charge for your eggs?

[@RichardHackim-tv4hr]

The washed eggs are being touched by the same hands you're picking up the dirty eggs with. That's called cross contamination.

[@lawrencelacenski9781]

What is the going rate for pasture/free range eggs in your part of the country?

[@TheFarmingLife]

Fresh scrambled eggs for breakfast.

[@aarr44]

Tell us the marketing part of your egg business too , do you sell to Restaurants?

[@jeffgerbing1230]

Do you get much breakage in the washer ? Interesting video thank you

[@boehmfarm4276]

No, it's much gentler than hand washing. Any cracked eggs I find are found before going in the washer.

[@MrAlbethke]

What do you sell them for then?

[@michael7423]

Another awesome video Jacob! Isn’t there a chance of cooking the eggs if the water temps get much higher?

[@boehmfarm4276]

They aren't in enough hot water to transfer the heat. It's only 100°f. Barely warm enough for a shower.

[@michael7423]

@@boehmfarm4276 thanks for replying, that cellar reminds me of my grandmas house, hers was twice as big as her house half full of firewood and a room full of home canned food. I wish I could help you on egg washing days!

[@susantreibs6593]

Nice egg washer. With the eggs sitting in the water, does the water get inside the eggs? You might need to have a small brush to get the dirt the egg washer misses. I am wanting to get my own piece of land to grow some or all of my food, hope to soon. And to stay in shape.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Water doesn't go in the eggs.

[@susantreibs6593]

@@boehmfarm4276 Ok. I helped some people with washing their eggs and they said not to soak them.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Soaking is a less preferred method, but the dirt comes off easier.

[@storminnormanz]

Just in case anyone is wondering, and wiped or washed egg won't hatch. And they won't hatch pointed end up

[@boehmfarm4276]

Good info

[@sudburyhouse]

Egg “wersher”! 🤣

[@rodder2046]

What is the maximum water temperature that is recommended for washing eggs? That's a neat machine.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Warmer water dries faster. I was hoping to have a working water temperature of 120.

[@markbeckendorf7434]

Do you sell to local grocery stores or just to local individuals?

[@boehmfarm4276]

Mostly individuals.

[@wminor4071]

Makes me want to start raising chickens

[@codystout8137]

Do you still have the 6610

[@storminnormanz]

Are you able to sell eggs easy enough? I was always afraid that would be hard to sell more than a couple dozen a day

[@boehmfarm4276]

It all depends on location.

[@keithrobinson1331]

Are you able to sell that many eggs?

[@toshadude1]

We over here in the Netherlands aren’t allowed to wash eggs that are going to consumer markets but I understand that in the USA al eggs have to be washed?

[@Budd56]

Really. So you send them dirty?

[@toshadude1]

@@Budd56 nope al dirty eggs become second choice (B quality) and are paid less also brown eggs are the standard over here Dirty eggs go to the food industry

[@J-1410]

They probably do not have to be washed but most consumers look in the carton before they buy, so it probably helps with sales.

[@toshadude1]

@@J-1410 where I’m from the food authority doesn’t allow the washing of eggs because it negative influences the time you can store the eggs. But in the USA this doesn’t seem the case or they have different regulations but I’m not familiar with these regulations.

[@lettersandnumbers81]

egg warshure

[@SmallMartingale]

Do you still have any of the used chickens?

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yep, but they are about to go.

[@cadenswain]

Do a video about all your chickens and how and you buy you feed

[@boehmfarm4276]

I mix my own feed.

[@robwoods5537]

9:37 how do you get the green tub out when it fills with water

[@boehmfarm4276]

Muscles

[@Royals_Fan]

@@boehmfarm4276 should install a valve on the side to be able to empty the green tub into a bucket.

[@joeydalia2572]

Who’s your main customers with your eggs? Are you transferring them into cartons?

[@boehmfarm4276]

Main customer is anyone who pulls in the driveway. Some will go into cartons.

[@queenstownkid]

thats cool

[@jeffreyhall5679]

U are on the old funky farmer vid bidding on a new holland manure spreader .

[@boehmfarm4276]

Can I get a link to the vid?

[@jeffreyhall5679]

@@boehmfarm4276 It was the oldfarmjunk 101 deaper retirement auction at around the 30 min. mark .

[@Fahmid0]

Price pls.

[@cntslesfabrication]

How long can the eggs sit out unrefrigerated before they go bad? Please inform me I would appreciate it

[@boehmfarm4276]

They are never refrigerated in europe.

[@cntslesfabrication]

@@boehmfarm4276 really I didn't know that. That's pretty crazy

[@frankdeegan8974]

18000 dozen eggs!

[@seadog6351]

Do you have to grade them too?

[@frankdeegan8974]

I drove truck for a feed store in a small town. The store sold small animal feed bought and sold eggs by the case, we did not have a washer but there was an egg grader operated by high school students. The eggs were picked up one 18 egg flat at a time with a vacuum holder with 18 small cups and the eggs were set on wooden rollers that moved them to a set of wood wheels spaced apart so they could be candled and then carried to the gates which graded them into jumbo. large, medium and small the eggs were packed by two or three packers back in to 18 egg flats and put into cases again which we loaded onto the trucks and delivered to the wholesalers in the inner city. You could sure use a vacuum handle for your clean eggs picking up 18 eggs at a time is a big time and labor saver. On line at a company called Royal Pas Reform, an egg lifter, this is a egg handling company you name it they probably make it.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Nope, eggs don't come graded put of the chickens butt, so you'll eat them as they come. All taste the same no matter size.

[@paulhudson8321]

Never seen an egg washed before. Where I live there’s an egg marketing board and you’re allowed to have only 120 laying hens and that amount changes periodically. The large egg producers have to buy quota to produce and sell eggs so they don’t want any competition. Where do you sell your eggs?

[@lukestrawwalker]

Aren't monopolies great??? NOT. Should be illegal. OL J R :)

[@teatime_k9852]

Woasher

[@MrAlbethke]

Don't you have to "light them" to make sure they are okay to sell?

[@SmallMartingale]

"candle" the eggs is what that's known as

[@MrAlbethke]

@@SmallMartingale Thank you. Could not recall.

[@kb7722]

Handling the poop covered eggs loading the washer then moving straight to the other end and placing clean eggs in cartons 🤔

[@SmallMartingale]

It's not a sterilizer it just gets the big chunks off

[@Deerslayer10311]

Hi I was the one who asked you if you live in Ohio , but I was wondering if you lived in Covington Ohio or in fletcher Ohio

[@Deerslayer10311]

If you live in Covington my family farm is located there

[@boehmfarm4276]

No, I'm closer to Cincinnati.

[@Deerslayer10311]

Ok

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Do you size your eggs too.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Nope

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

@@boehmfarm4276 I was curious because as a child I weed to watch an egg farmers wife size there eggs ( with a pretty neat operating machine) in her basement . Your egg washer brought those memories back. Used to pay her 15 cents / doz for crackers and 25 cents /doz.for the others? Thank you.

[@keithrobinson1331]

You need 2 people to work that machine

[@tweek857]

How you know your from ohio you don't wash anything you warsh it

[@ozz5350]

👍👏👏👏

[@daveschumacher1021]

Where do you sell your eggs

[@boehmfarm4276]

Pretty well from the house.

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@boehmfarm4276 Did the restaurant sales really suffer from the p(l)andemic?? Later! OL J R :)