Auto sweep eggs?

[mr.j.j.borreli]

I've set up a couple ranch rooms to store hatchs and I was wondering if there's anyway to set it up so that my duplicants will automatically sweep the eggs once the room reaches full capacity set buy the critter drop off machine. That way I can crack the excess eggs while maintaining a good capacity.

I've looked online but all other posts seem to be from 2018 and earlier, thanks in advance for any help!

[mr.j.j.borreli]

Also bonus question! Do eggs hatch in storage bins?

[esculapio]

Eggs do not hatch in storage. They crack once their time time is up. You can automatically sweep eggs but there is no way to set this only when it reaches maximum capacity.

[mr.j.j.borreli]

I'm sorry to ask but you mean eggs will get automatically swept once capacity reaches maximum?

[cainboy]

Depending on the ranch and how you build it, you can optimize pop counts in a few ways.
Mechanical door floors to drop eggs when the pop reaches above max.
autosweepers set to activate with a critter sensor to only work when pop reaches above max.
etc.

My main problem with the autosweepers though, is that they act FAST. and eggs on rails still count toward the pop in the ranch. This can lead to sweepers yanking a bunch of eggs that would have replaced a dying ranch *(lets say 2/8 hatches, one of the 2 lay the 7th egg, then all 7 eggs are taken away while you only have 2 hatches left )

Also: usually when the term "Automatically" comes into play, it likely should be done with Automation, or at least without dupe intervention ;)

[mr.j.j.borreli]

I havn't started doing anything with automations (just about to start) so I havn't played with autosweepers yet but when I do I'll be sure to keep that in mind thanks!

Also I don't think i've used mechanical doors yet either. You mean you can make the whole floor be mechanical doors? Sorry! I'm still learning a lot about ONI!

[cainboy]

Originally posted by mr.j.j.borreli:

I havn't started doing anything with automations (just about to start) so I havn't played with autosweepers yet but when I do I'll be sure to keep that in mind thanks!

Also I don't think i've used mechanical doors yet either. You mean you can make the whole floor be mechanical doors? Sorry! I'm still learning a lot about ONI!

Yes, you can make the floor to a ranch be mechanical doors, and set them up to a critter sensor so they drop the eggs out of the ranch. An easy lowish tech solution to maximise the ranch's effeciency

EDIT: works for some critter ranches.... dreckos that need to consume from a live plant obviously would need farmtile or hydroponic flooring. *(maybe planter boxes on mech doors could work?)
Point is: every ranch can be different, and every critter needs slightly different things.

[Hedning]

The way to automate is you simply sweep all eggs but have a number of unpowered incubators (in some other room) to keep enough eggs stored to keep your population constant.

[mr.j.j.borreli]

Originally posted by Hedning:

The way to automate is you simply sweep all eggs but have a number of unpowered incubators (in some other room) to keep enough eggs stored to keep your population constant.

This seems like a wonderful idea until I learn moreabout automation, thnk you!

[PeLeSki]

Yes, a long row of unpowered incubators is the best method I've seen. Just set your chef's egg cracker to one priority less.