Pecking Golf ball

[marshmellow]

Hi,

So my Barred Rock just recently started laying (had been for awhile in a wood pile and I discovered that thanks to you guys!)
and as they free range I wanted to encourage laying in the coop so I put a golf ball in a nest. Today the ball was on the coop floor and when I went in my BR followed me and began pecking at it and generally fussing over it. Does this indicate she is eating her eggs? I haven't found any for days but suspect she found a place other than the coop to lay.

Should I get rid of the ball? Is it confusing her?

Thanks

Sabrina

 

[debilorrah]

I found that some of my birds were smarter than I thought and threw the golf balls out and played with them. Others went broody on them. We took them out - they weren't helping. However, they do help the majority.