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This was my little blue Marans favorite spot. I filled it with firewood. It was always so cute to see her in there. The tree is right behind my stack of firewood.
 
RedBanks said:
Okay, ladies...... I need help solving a mystery.  I have a hen that insists on laying her eggs in a giant oak tree hollow.  I don't blame her it is very nice.  I put hay in the hollow and a few golf balls and she has been laying there for a couple of months.  The other day I looked at the golf balls and thought I would take them out.  Well..... one day the golf balls were gone, so I was puzzled and thought I must have taken them out.  I replaced them.  These little things take up my whole day but I promptly moved on to the next retired ladies chore and didn't give it any more thought.  Well.... those golf balls disappeared. I forgot to mention there was an egg in the hollow 6 days out of 7.  Now the golf balls are disappearing and no eggs.  Yesterday I put 2 more golf balls in the hollow. I thought I must be crazy but this time, I am sure I put them in there, this morning, no egg and no golf balls.  
What kind of animal steals golf balls and eggs?:idunno  
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magpies and crows
 
RedBanks said:
Okay, ladies...... I need help solving a mystery.  I have a hen that insists on laying her eggs in a giant oak tree hollow.  I don't blame her it is very nice.  I put hay in the hollow and a few golf balls and she has been laying there for a couple of months.  The other day I looked at the golf balls and thought I would take them out.  Well..... one day the golf balls were gone, so I was puzzled and thought I must have taken them out.  I replaced them.  These little things take up my whole day but I promptly moved on to the next retired ladies chore and didn't give it any more thought.  Well.... those golf balls disappeared. I forgot to mention there was an egg in the hollow 6 days out of 7.  Now the golf balls are disappearing and no eggs.  Yesterday I put 2 more golf balls in the hollow. I thought I must be crazy but this time, I am sure I put them in there, this morning, no egg and no golf balls.  
What kind of animal steals golf balls and eggs?:idunno  
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samouw said:
Well, snakes will mistake a golf ball for an egg and eat it  - but they only do it once.
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Snakes are the first to my mind also!
Unless there are more...a lot more! I hate snakes.
 
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Percheron chick said:
magpies and crows
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I have a huge murder of crows. My sister lives next door on 30 acres and they peck holes in her duck eggs. I didn't know they could pick up a whole egg.

Lately I have been thankful for the crows. I burned and cleared about 15 acres and my chickens have no cover. The crows drive the hawks away. I guess they can have the golf balls! Can you imagine that crow conversation? The Mrs. Crow to the Mr. Not those eggs again. I told you not to bring those home!
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RedBanks said:
I have a huge murder of crows.  My sister lives next door on 30 acres and they peck holes in her duck eggs.  I didn't know they could pick up a whole egg.  

Lately I have been thankful for the crows.  I burned and cleared about 15 acres and my chickens have no cover.  The crows drive the hawks away.  I guess they can have the golf balls!  Can you imagine that crow conversation?  The Mrs. Crow to the Mr.  Not those eggs again.  I told you not to bring those home!  :gig  
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With a golf ball in one hand and an egg in the other Mr Crow says, well their still eggs what's wrong with them?! Mrs Crow just shakes her head. Personally I can relate to Mrs. Crow!
 
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brucvl said:
With a golf ball in one hand and an egg in the other Mr Crow says, well their still eggs what's wrong with them?! Mrs Crow just shakes her head. Personally I can relate to Mrs. Crow!
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When you send them to the store they NEVER get it right!
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