Poop staining eggs

[Beaglegal]

White semi-gloss spray paint? Kidding of course!

Thinking outside the box, I like it!

 

[Beaglegal]

Ducks are just so uncooperative... like beagles... I wonder what is wrong with me that I surround myself with such uncooperative creatures.

Oh I understand I try an clean mine up before giving them away but only my chicken eggs look really nice. I’ve never given mine as a gift though.

 

[Beaglegal]

I can appreciate that - it's just an uphill battle, IMO.

Probably.....

 

[Miss Lydia]

Chickens are just a little more fastidious in their hygiene. But I figure if I am giving my eggs away there shouldn’t be any complaints right. Beagles are stubborn? I have Dachshunds and boy they sure can be.

 

[Beaglegal]

Chickens are just a little more fastidious in their hygiene. But I figure if I am giving my eggs away there shouldn’t be any complaints right. Beagles are stubborn? I have Dachshunds and boy they sure can be.

It’s probably a hound thing....

 

[KaleIAm]

Have you ever tried dummy eggs? I've found them to be really helpful for getting my ducks to lay in one spot I can find. I put 1-2 in a clean corner - away from the sleeping/pooping corner and they lay all their eggs with the dummy eggs.

I still get messy eggs occasionally, but it is so much better.

 

[Beaglegal]

Have you ever tried dummy eggs? I've found them to be really helpful for getting my ducks to lay in one spot I can find. I put 1-2 in a clean corner - away from the sleeping/pooping corner and they lay all their eggs with the dummy eggs.

I still get messy eggs occasionally, but it is so much better.

I haven’t, and I think it’s a great idea. I think I might try that. Maybe if they think I’m not stealing all the eggs, they won’t poop on them

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I don't think she knows that you find poop stains icky and is doing it for that reason. I think nature just gives them an instinct to poop on the eggs to camouflage them or to repel predators because that might make them taste bad - though they don't really know that, either. It's just their nature. I don't think you should take it personally.

 

[Beaglegal]

I don't think she knows that you find poop stains icky and is doing it for that reason. I think nature just gives them an instinct to poop on the eggs to camouflage them or to repel predators because that might make them taste bad - though they don't really know that, either. It's just their nature. I don't think you should take it personally.

I love this reply. I actually had a similar thought, she was trying to camouflage. Don’t worry I only take it personally because it’s fun

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I love this reply. I actually had a similar thought, she was trying to camouflage. Don’t worry I only take it personally because it’s fun

I have a cat that sits on my lap for long periods of time (while I am on BYC, actually, the only time I sit still). Then DH walks into the room and she lets loose the most fart, waves her tail in my face for good measure and exits, stage right. For the longest time I was blaming DH until I caught her in the act. It's hard not to believe these animals have ulterior motives sometimes .....