AHHH! Lizards

[GuineaFowling]

How do I prevent lizards from stealing and eating my broodies eggs?She had 23 and now onlyhas 10 and i found broken egg shells behind the nestboxes. I have seen lizards in the coop. Very large ones as well. I dont know how to keep them out since the front of the coop has a chicken wire on it. Event he big lizards can climb up the wood base and crawl through the chicken wire. I know bad coop design but i didnt think of lizards at the time. Just the larger predators like coons, opossums, etc.
Is there anything i can put around the coop that would ward off the lizards. Im sure they come in at night to steal the eggs.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

The simplest solution will be to re-enforce the poultry netting with a smaller mesh wire such as hardware cloth. Be sure to secure it very well as now that they view your coop as a buffet, they will be more determined to overcome new barriers as they know what is waiting for them on the other side.