HELP My brooding hen has had her eggs stolen. How will it affect her?

[darden]

Please help! I have 6 free range hens that were given to me as chicks and have now started laying. We also have a cockeral. A week ago one of the hens went missing. We found her laying on a next of 6 eggs (obviously missed those!) She had been sitting for about 1 week and today I went to see her and she was with the others. On checking the nest, all the eggs were gone. I am so upset, but more upset for the chicken. Will this effect her badly? What can I do.
I suspect a snake ( I live in Greece) and I not sure how I can prevent this happening again. I don't really want to fence them all in.... I am a total novice to all this.
Thanks!

 

[rancher hicks]

While you don't have to fence them all in you may have to fence her in. If you find her brooding you can move her at dusk or dark to a special nestbox with privacy and safe place.
Where in Greece do you live? I've been and it's very beautiful, though I would have liked to spend more time in Mykonos.

 

[darden]

thanks for replying...I have just found her sitting on her empty nest looking quite forelorn...will she get over it? I am not sure what the culprit was.
I live on Zakynthos, beautiful but hot at the moment!

 

[JennsPeeps]

She will get over it & be fine.

 

[ChooksChick]

You could give her more eggs and then wait until night- put her in a safe place with food and water and room to get off the nest to poo, and let her out for an hour daily to stretch her legs.

I know they can get over it, but it's so sad!!

 

[darden]

Thanks for the advice everyone, I will see how she is tomorrow.....never thought I would become this attached!!