Thanks!! That’s good to know!! Never would have thought of either of those. I can go try to measure the prints. A squirrel could easily fit through the fence. Although from looking it up it seems squirrel prints are a bit longer and have nails? Could it be a weasel? I’ll go try to measure the prints quickly cause I think it’s starting to rain.
Could be young!! And yes that’s what I’m concerned with!! Going to be shutting the pop door at night now and maybe getting locks. Maybe only leaving the run door open too instead of the back or at least throughly checking the coop at night to make sure nothing is hiding. I usually do anyways but sometimes don’t.
Thank you!! This is very helpful!! I will definitely be doing that!!First, I would close the pop door at night if it were me. Even with my girls in a tightly enclosed run and later inside e-netting, I still close pop doors.
Maybe for whatever reason it went for the eggs only, could be a juvenile, hard to say. What I would be positive about is, it will be back.
Chickens might not be scared because they were undisturbed while eggs were taken. It it did lift the nest box and a buddy pulled eggs out, they wouldn't spook the chickens either.
Regardless of all that, I see two options:
1) Close every hole you can fit your hand into.
2) Close the pop door every night and add a HASP to the nest box lid.
I would do both, but #2 seems more predator proof if you only choose one. Maybe there are 3-10 other options too
They would go for the chicken not the eggs. They're not going to choose eggs if they see chickens.
