Verb for getting eggs from hens

"I am going to milk the cows, shear the sheep, and (get the eggs from) the hens."

Is there a simple verb for gathering eggs from hens? If not, what's the most elegant way to say this?

Solution 1:

There are several verbs one can use figuratively:
• shake down, with “To get money from someone using threats” and “To search exhaustively” among others; so Now I’m going to go shake down the chickens would imply going to gather eggs.
• burgle or burglarize, “To commit burglary”. Eg, Now I’m going to go burglarize the chickens would imply taking eggs from chickens.
• Also consider verbs plunder (“To take (goods) by pillage”), poach (“to take anything illegally or unfairly”), and dispossess (“To deprive someone of the possession of land” etc)
• rob, suggested in bishop's comment, looks like an excellent choice. Senses shown in wiktionary include phrases like “To steal from”, “To deprive of”, “To burgle”, and “To take possession of”. Eg, Now I’m going to rob the chickens or Now I’m going to rob the chickens of their eggs.

Solution 2:

No, there is not, since one does not extract eggs from a hen, as one does milk from a cow, nor is any specific work (usually described with a verb) involved, such as shearing the sheep, gutting a deer (also known as field dressing), or helping to kid a goat.

The verbs associated with eggs are gather and collect. You can squeeze the chicken, but it won't help.