Eggs are going missing! From a Rabbit Hutch!

vaderschic

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Jan 17, 2009
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My hen stays in a rabbit hutch. I hadn't many eggs in the last week and a half and today I went out to feed, there was an egg in there, but left it, was going to get it later, to see if its fertile. Well, this afternoon I went out check the water (keep knocking it over) and the egg was gone! Its a rabbit hutch. The egg was in the nesting box/sleeping area. The front of the hutch has bars that are about 1 to 1 1/2 in. wide. What possibly could be happening to the eggs?
 
It's the Easter Bunny! Takes a while to dye all those eggs, you know...
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(sorry, couldn't resist)

In 16 years of raising hens, I have never seen one eat an egg unless the egg got broken somehow. You might have a rat, or maybe a snake. I have a rat snake under the house who steals eggs daily.

By the way,
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I hope she's not eating them. There was no wet spot, like the egg broke. Will they eat them if they need calcium? or do they do that b/c of being bored? I dont think it's a rat or mouse b/c the cage bars are to small to fit an egg through. I set a live trap under the hutch with an egg as bait. We'll see what happens.
 
Hens will indeed crack and eat their own eggs and the eggs of other hens. Why not? They are yummy and a great source of protein.

Look carefully around the beak for any traces of dried yolk.
 
Well, she does have a rooster friend.

I CAUGHT THE EASTER BUNNY TRYING TO STEAL MY EGGS!

I put a live trap out with an egg as bait. I just went out to check on things and saw a bunny by the trap. lol
Its to big to get in the trap cage, but it was funny!
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I have seen my own hens pecking at thier eggs, Reason being is that they were looking for either calcium or protien. Calcium would have been my guess because I let my chickens free range and they had more protien with bugs and worms. A bag of oyster shells stopped this with my hens.
 

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