I was unable to find the video that I was thinking of, but I am sharing a video where the eggs roll foreward, but the video that I wanted to show was of the eggs rolling backward then you can gather the eggs from a hatch that is unaccesible to the chickens. I think that the idea might save you guys extra work because you will not need to enter into the chicken house.
RE: NEVER A DULL MOMENT ON THE HOMESTEAD