Where do you find fake eggs to put in nests?

[aart]

Been thinking, too much as usual, are the 'ceramic' eggs everyone says they get at TSC actually ceramic?
Scratched at one with a file and a compass point, material is pretty soft...definitely not ceramic. But the filings wouldn't burn or melt either(I thought they'd be plastic). Still don't know what the heck they are made of.<scratcheshead>

Anyway I use both those and golf balls...they don't care which.

 

[Acre4Me]

Been thinking, too much as usual, are the 'ceramic' eggs everyone says they get at TSC actually ceramic?
Scratched at one with a file and a compass point, material is pretty soft...definitely not ceramic. But the filings wouldn't burn or melt either(I thought they'd be plastic). Still don't know what the heck they are made of.<scratcheshead>

Anyway I use both those and golf balls...they don't care which.

The TSC near me sells "Happy Hen Treats" brand ceramic eggs (white and brown). Curious, I looked them up to see if they would say anything more than "ceramic", but no, there is no other description beyond ceramic, anywhere online that I looked including the manufacturers website.

FWIW, I went to TSC to buy some ceramic eggs yesterday because a pullet ate an egg (possibly more than 1) and we added a nest box, so needed more. But they were really pricey. Happy Hen treats website sells them for 25% less than TSC. Amazon has several options of the same brand and other brands of ceramic eggs, some of which were 55% less than TSC (for the same brand). Anyway, I usually try to support local business, but when an item can be found for less than half the price...I can wait a few extra days for the item!

 

[aart]

The TSC near me sells "Happy Hen Treats"

That's what I have...bought them on sale only... cause, yeah, kinda pricey.
Shipping can nail ya online tho.

 

[Acre4Me]

That's what I have...bought them on sale only... cause, yeah, kinda pricey.
Shipping can nail ya online tho.

Definitely have to watch shipping. My tween benefits with a Christmas present. The same ceramic eggs were very cheap on Amazon, but only as an add-on item (ship Prime)...so, I threw in an item I had been considering as a gift that was in the "save for later" list...Not sure I can say I saved money, by buying something else in order to get these eggs....but the ceramic eggs were cheap, and now I'm nearly done with Christmas shopping.

 

[aart]

Prime is spendy, if you look at the big picture...unless you buy lots of stuff all year round.

I just wish list stuff until I hit the minimum for free shipping($35-45).

 

[proudmommie31]

I used plastic Easter eggs filled with rice for weight. Did the trick no more eggs outside the nests

 

[Col1948]

When I was a kid I used to get plastic Easter eggs, all the other kids got chocolate ones.

 

[Aufin]

......... "You'd stop pecking eggs if you stubbed your pecker on something add hard as a ceramic egg".......... yep, that would sure stop me from..... um, never mind.

 

[Schmay]

I just have plastic toy eggs, though it took me forever to find one in the shops,