drp1ckles
In the Brooder
- Jul 13, 2019
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Hi everyone! If any one of you remember, I let one of my hens, Penguin, sit on one egg. Today is the 21st day, (and would of hatched) and so I went outside to check out the egg to see if it was hatching. To my surprise, THE EGG WASN'T THERE! There was another egg there, but it was freshly laid. I checked all over the coop and there was no trace of the egg! (I also marked the egg with a sharpie a few weeks back so that I knew which one not to take out.) I had all the doors locked for the coop, so no predators could get in, and we have chicken wire underground on the outside of the coop so no predators could dig their way in either.
Is it possible that Penguin ate the egg? There was no sign of blood or eggshells, and none of the chickens seemed to be in distress. My mom said nobody took that egg out.
(Also, before anyone asks, I let her hatch only one egg because I'm only allowing one chick to be hatched, I know you guys probably won't like that, but I mean it's also a learning experience for me to learn how to take care of one from birth. Also, my mom won't allow us to hatch more than one)
Any help appreciated!
Is it possible that Penguin ate the egg? There was no sign of blood or eggshells, and none of the chickens seemed to be in distress. My mom said nobody took that egg out.
(Also, before anyone asks, I let her hatch only one egg because I'm only allowing one chick to be hatched, I know you guys probably won't like that, but I mean it's also a learning experience for me to learn how to take care of one from birth. Also, my mom won't allow us to hatch more than one)
Any help appreciated!