Mystery fertile egg in yard

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I believe you have a 4 legged animal, or a bird stealing eggs. I caught my dog stealing eggs out of my egg basket. I had set it on the deck for a few moments while I tended to other yard chores. I turned around, to see her lounging on the lawn while she sucked an egg. she then trotted back up the deck steps to grab an other one. Everyone likes chicken, and apparently, every one likes eggs also.
 
lazy gardener said:
I believe you have a 4 legged animal, or a bird stealing eggs. I caught my dog stealing eggs out of my egg basket. I had set it on the deck for a few moments while I tended to other yard chores. I turned around, to see her lounging on the lawn while she sucked an egg. she then trotted back up the deck steps to grab an other one. Everyone likes chicken, and apparently, every one likes eggs also.
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Maybe, but the coop is inside a 1/2 acre garden/orchard with a 2 metre chain link fence. No dogs. Although maybe foxes. But wouldn't they eat the egg? Main pest (to plants not chickens) is kangaroos! Maybe a monitor lizard, which crosses the garden occasionally. I also have 3 free-ranging geese in the orchard that hang out near the chicken coop that possibly alert us to predators?

The egg doesn't smell 'off' (got it last Thursday) and is whole/undamaged. Thanks for all the replies and I'll keep you posted if I solve the mystery!
 
Lyndat said:
I've had a couple of eggs that are cracked/?pecked (3 other chooks).I really find it hard to imagine that the egg would survive being kicked out of the nest and rolled for 50+metres over a metal door frame and a row of bricks...mystery
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Oh, I must have missed that detail! So it sounds like you have some form of bandit....any likely suspects? I have had my dogs play with eggs before, also wonder if a possum or the like wouldn’t carry one away?
 
Dr.T said:
Oh, I must have missed that detail! So it sounds like you have some form of bandit....any likely suspects? I have had my dogs play with eggs before, also wonder if a possum or the like wouldn’t carry one away?
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I guess it's a possibility, but why would they not try and eat it?
 
Lyndat said:
I guess it's a possibility, but why would they not try and eat it?
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To clarify, the cracked/pecked eggs where in the past few weeks...I assume accidental, other chickens, did not occcur today.
 

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