Method and facility for filling traveling egg trays

A system for processing eggs, the system comprising:

• a conveyor configured to convey egg trays containing eggs along a path;
• transfer means positioned along the path and configured to transfer eggs from the egg trays;
• a plurality of egg receiving cells disposed proximate to the transfer means for receiving eggs removed from the egg trays, the egg receiving cells being mounted to be individually movable in an available egg reservoir;
• and
• automatically controlling drive means configured to control movement of the egg receiving cells, the drive means having a control device configured to automatically determine a placement of the egg receiving cells to receive the removed eggs, wherein the control device is further configured to direct the drive means to concentrate the egg receiving cells of the egg reservoir by bringing them, alongside one another by rows of egg receiving cells, toward a storage zone of the egg reservoir such that a line of demarcation is formed between egg-bearing egg receiving cells and empty egg receiving cells, and further wherein said drive means include a comb with retractable teeth that is mounted movably along said rows of egg receiving cells from one of their ends to the other across all of said rows, the teeth of the comb each being assigned to one of said rows of egg receiving cells and individually controlled between an active position driving an egg receiving cell of the corresponding row with which it engages and an inactive position where it withdraws away from the egg receiving cells while the comb travels over all of the rows of egg receiving cells.