Ok, I can see that could also happen when you have more chicken and more than one coop. Or if you have multiple nest locations outside the coop and you let hens sleep outside.
That's was kind of him indeed! I will ask him but I'm just being curious ( nosy?). I think my hens are rubbing off on me.
You've missed the most important bit. It's wasn't the difficulty of finding the eggs. It's more the beliefe that one shouldn't take what one can, only what one needs. I know, it's problematical view for many humans.
It was a discussion I had with the rest of the household on a number of occasions. It went something like this.
Mrs/Mr X. "I've taken the eggs out of coop two."
Me. "Why."
Always seems to stop them in their tracks for a moment does that reply.
A second or two later.
Mrs/Mr X. "I'm making a such and such."
Me. "How many eggs do you need for that?"
Mrs/Mr X. Four.
Me. "You've got nine eggs there."
Silence.
It seems somepeople just can't help it. They see things and they just take what they see with no real idea of what they are going to do with what they take.
This is fairly concerning in itself but when one considers that I have tried over and over to explain that if they take all the eggs the hen goes and lays in another location more often than not in a free range setting. I have to find that location.
Next in the case of the chickens in Catalonia they are stealing the potential offspring of the mating pair. I've even had the discussion "why does that rooster attack me when I try to take the eggs."
Despite my best attempts at explaing that chicken die and to replace them one needs fertile eggs and I'm the person responsible for making sure there are new hatchings each year to replace those that die and some forthought and planning, not to mention some understanding of the chicken itself is necessary to successfully acomplish this, the message didn't get through.
Ah, you're confusing me with all those people who seem to think they can be chicken momas.
Nope, I don't do crowing. For a start I have vocal chords and roosters have voice boxes so it would be a bit like trying to make a trumpet sound like a trombone. The other difficulty is I don't have a balcony. However if you want to pop over a build me a balcony I'm prepared to have a go in spite of the odds.
How are you handling chicken withdrawal for almost a week ?
It's been rather pleasant apart from the illness. I haven't had to deal with C's arrogance and lack of self esteem if that's what it is. My evenings are free. While not well I'm not contagious so I've got to see some family.
I beleive the chickens are getting fed and have got out at least a couple of times while I've been sick and I have the coop project to look foreward to when I'm fit enough.
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