Shanna-stephens
Chirping
We have a turkey hen that has been laying in the same "nest" hidden in some brush for a couple months now... anyways, we left one of her eggs and one wooden egg and have been taking the fresh ones. I have noticed periodically that an egg would go missing but just brushed it off. A couple weeks ago we found a black snake neat her nest and assumed that was our problem. My husband took care of it. Hate to kill black snakes but I dont want them eating my eggs either!
Fast forward to today, I just went to check her nest and both the wooden and the real egg are gone.
So, my question is... if It is another snake, will the wooden egg kill it?I've heard both ways... or should I try catching it? I read that a minnow trap works well?? No idea if that is true. ... or is there another predator That would take the entire egg?? I'm in nw arkansas. Our primary predators are raccoon, opossum, coyote, skunk, maybe the occasional hawk.. what do you guys think?? Thanks in advance.
Fast forward to today, I just went to check her nest and both the wooden and the real egg are gone.
So, my question is... if It is another snake, will the wooden egg kill it?I've heard both ways... or should I try catching it? I read that a minnow trap works well?? No idea if that is true. ... or is there another predator That would take the entire egg?? I'm in nw arkansas. Our primary predators are raccoon, opossum, coyote, skunk, maybe the occasional hawk.. what do you guys think?? Thanks in advance.