I hope it hurt!

[tn_artist]

My daughter and I put a couple of ceramic eggs in the empty nests to try and encourage laying there, instead of crowding in to the nest with a setting hen. One is gone. I sure hope that whatever critter stole it hurt itself when it tried to eat it!
I'm both angry that there is a thief and amused thinking about trying to crack or bite the egg.
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[Mimi13]

Don’t cha just hate it for them.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Unless it was some type of mammal that nudged the egg out of the nest, it may have been a snake.
Wildlife live in our midst. They don't comprehend your property line.

 

[Mumma Ski]

Question unrelated to egg laying....I rescued a chick (6 weeks old) and I would like to put her out with my adult hens (in her own cage until she's old enough to defend herself) but my question is can a six week old chick stay outside in an insulated coop when the nights are getting down to 45 degrees?

 

[tn_artist]

Unless it was some type of mammal that nudged the egg out of the nest, it may have been a snake.
Wildlife live in our midst. They don't comprehend your property line.

I found shells outside of the pen last week. I'm assuming mammal. Snakes would eat shell and all.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

X2. Probably opossum or rat.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Question unrelated to egg laying....I rescued a chick (6 weeks old) and I would like to put her out with my adult hens (in her own cage until she's old enough to defend herself) but my question is can a six week old chick stay outside in an insulated coop when the nights are getting down to 45 degrees?

You should make your own thread for this question.

 

[tn_artist]

X2. Probably opossum or rat.

I'm thinking rat. It's 2inch chicken wire with nowhere larger to get in.

 

[pennyJo1960]

lot's can get in with 2 inches cover post haste in hardware cloth Please

 

[CatWhisperer]

If something got in and got a ceramic egg your coop is not secure enough. Fix before something more important disappears.