Looking for suggestions... This past week my egg production dropped off by half plus. I don't detect any molting and everyone seems fine except one hen that has decided to go broody on me. I check everyone every evening after every one has gone to roost. This morning I found an egg shell on the outside of my coop right in front of the door. Where did it come from? Obviously one of the nests. It wasn't there when I checked on the birds at 8:30/9pm the night before. I clean my coop every day. I think something is getting in the coop early am and getting the first layed eggs. I usually have at least a half dozen plus eggs in the nest boxes by 8am. Lately there has been none but I get some during the day. I have an electric fence around the coop, run and yard. It is on at night. I usually turn the fence off in the morning while doing my chores as I have been zapped. That is when I found the egg shell this morning. I think the only reason it was there was because it broke as it was a bit thin shelled so it probably broke and the critter ate the inside as I didn't see any yoke or anything on the ground that looked like egg. Today I put the critter cam back in the coop. It will record on a DVR. There is no evidence around and what could get through the fence. Maybe a snake, but a snake would swallow the egg.
Here is a snapshot from the camera. No matter how large I try to upload the first pic this is the largest size it will upload. The pic looks brighter than it actually is. I do have a small night light in the coop. Also here is a picture in the with a light on.
Here is a snapshot from the camera. No matter how large I try to upload the first pic this is the largest size it will upload. The pic looks brighter than it actually is. I do have a small night light in the coop. Also here is a picture in the with a light on.
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