They ate ALL the eggs!!!!!

[emys]

Some have had luck breaking egg eater habit by filling eggs with liquid soap in place of hot sauce.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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We took care of the frozen egg issue several weeks ago. We only have 5 boxes, and I gather frequently.
None of them even freeze on the days (Sundays) we are both gone all day. In fact, most of them are still cozy when we gather them at the end of those days.
This is a very sudden thing, as none of boxes had wet or slimy hay till today.
Its like they went on a rampage.

 

[dacdeihl]

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Where do you find these? TSC???

 

[The Sheriff]

I get the flock blocks at my local Ranch Supply/Feed Store. I think it might be a relatively new item as they started stocking them this spring. Good luck.

Mary

 

[claud]

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We took care of the frozen egg issue several weeks ago. We only have 5 boxes, and I gather frequently.
None of them even freeze on the days (Sundays) we are both gone all day. In fact, most of them are still cozy when we gather them at the end of those days.
This is a very sudden thing, as none of boxes had wet or slimy hay till today.
Its like they went on a rampage.

Ok, looks like you've taken care of that end of it.

You don't have a 'possum sneaking in there eating the eggs do you? I've had opossum problems in the past and they love eggs. once they find eggs they keep coming back for more. I have a stone egg in one of the nests that has teeth marks in it from a possum. Fairly easy to tell if there is snow on the ground and you can look for tracks.

Otherwise you might want do as others have suggested for boredom issues.

I did read one time that darkening the nests makes them less likely to eat the eggs - putting part covering over the front.

Good luck - maybe it was just a one-time thing that got started from a couple broken eggs??

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

Ok, looks like you've taken care of that end of it.

You don't have a 'possum sneaking in there eating the eggs do you? I've had opossum problems in the past and they love eggs. once they find eggs they keep coming back for more. I have a stone egg in one of the nests that has teeth marks in it from a possum. Fairly easy to tell if there is snow on the ground and you can look for tracks.

Otherwise you might want do as others have suggested for boredom issues.

I did read one time that darkening the nests makes them less likely to eat the eggs - putting part covering over the front.

Good luck - maybe it was just a one-time thing that got started from a couple broken eggs??

We live in Alaska. No possums. Don't even have snakes or skunks here. Any winter preditor that could get in there, would desimate the flock, before they went after eggs.
I think I will try darkening the boxes. That is a good idea.
And, I need to start growing wheat grass trays. SOemthing I have been meaning to do for some time.​