agree. those two legged foxes are annoying. Id suggest a padlock. it was the only way to stop our two legged foxI would suspect a two legged prankster.
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agree. those two legged foxes are annoying. Id suggest a padlock. it was the only way to stop our two legged foxI would suspect a two legged prankster.
Reappeared in an adjacent, different nesting box. Three have gone missing. Some time passes between the placement and disappearances, a few days at least. First one missing was real and one of three marked with a hash. (At this time, my thought was a snake.) I removed the remaining two and marked three more, labeled 1, 2, and 3 and put them in the same nesting box. Then I put the trailcam right over top. It was difficult to see anything because the hens obscure the photos, and I can't get a good location or angle for the camera. #2 disappeared but the first one with a hash reappeared. (At this time, my thought was, can one be carrying one around, dropping one and picking up another? Seems impossible. One must be eating them, but that still doesn't explain the reappearance.) So I removed #1 and #3, ordered three ceramic eggs, marked each with two X's, and put one of each in three separate nesting boxes. A few days later, one of these disappeared. Another mystery is that I never find broken shells, or egg white, or egg yolk inside or under the coop. I thought I saw a streak of egg yolk on the wall of a nesting box in one photo back when I thought one was eating them. But really, there's no gooey mess inside. All six chickens come out and free range and run around every evening, so they can't be carrying any. I never notice any bulging wings. We have had a few pecked eggs, and I thought the ceramic ones might break them of that habit. I'll take photos of the coop and nesting boxes tonight.Did it reappear in the nest or somewhere else? This is the one that really has me stumped.
How many total eggs have gone missing, including the ceramic one?
I'm as stumped as you. Could you post a few photos of that area? Maybe something will offer a clue.
Those are beautiful. Great photo!I had two eggs missing recently then these two slithering bandits were caught in the run last evening. Two hens were stalking it- the rooster was outside cowering with the other chickens.
I suspect you have/had a snake, but they usually don’t come back to make a return.
Chickens moving eggs to and from is possible if you have floor nests. I don’t see how they would be able to move eggs from a raised nest (chicken fingers don’t really exist).
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That would be low enough for a wing tucker to navigate.Nesting boxes are 8-inches above the floor of the coop.
I had no idea chickens could wing tuck an egg.That would be low enough for a wing tucker to navigate.
I think it's rare, but it happens.I had no idea chickens could wing tuck an egg.
I've never seen a chicken carrying an egg but over the years two or three people on this forum said they have. I think it is possible, but I can't see them carrying it around for a few days and then drop it off in a nest. That defies logic. Why would a hen hide one somewhere then bring it back to the nest later.Reappeared in an adjacent, different nesting box.