Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Prod on June 15, 2013, 09:04
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When I posted that I had rescued a pair of Bantam Brahmas (which turned out to be Buff Orpingtons) I wasnt exactly forthcoming....... I also rescued a broody, a white leghorn cross and 2 runner ducks!!! :wub: :wub: :wub: Anyway as the BO's and the broody, who is a really pretty hybrid, seem to get Ok I have kept them together. One of the hens laid an egg yesterday but when I went to check on everything this morning it had been eaten. They are in the shed at the moment, separated from my other cockerel as they had a spat. Could one of the hens have eaten it or poss mice???? I cant, and never have, seen mouse droppings in the shed.
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They usually eat the eggs if it gets damaged when laid or if it is a soft shelled egg. Others will be egg eaters and I believe it is a really hard habit to get them out of. It could be the broody does not want to come off the nest so thought she would help herself to a handy ready made meal. Make sure she is off the nest to eat drink and poo at least once a day.
You will probably have mice but I don't think they would be the culprit. Rats and magpies are more likely to eat hens eggs.
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is the broody sitting on eggs? I had one of mine break an egg the broody was on and put hers their instead.
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No it was the first egg laid and I am not sure which hen laid it There was another yesterday, which I took away, and another today which I have left but neither he is sitting on it....