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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on June 24, 2010, 11:14:49 am

Title: what happened to the egg??
Post by: northfifeduckling on June 24, 2010, 11:14:49 am

I went to candle my broody's eggs just now and there is one less than yesterday! No evidence of broken shell, hens are all fine. where could it have gone??? :&>

Title: Re: what happened to the egg??
Post by: shrekfeet on June 24, 2010, 12:18:18 pm

rats?

Title: Re: what happened to the egg??
Post by: sam.t on June 24, 2010, 12:21:02 pm

just had same prob with one of mine the chicken ate them shell and all she did the same last year lol ;D

Title: Re: what happened to the egg??
Post by: JulieS on June 24, 2010, 12:26:56 pm

I had one that was 'clumsy' getting on and off the eggs and when one was cracked or broken she would eat it all, including the shell. 

Title: Re: what happened to the egg??
Post by: northfifeduckling on July 21, 2010, 05:52:53 pm

Julie, did yours keep up the habit of eating her eggs? Our mama hatched one chick and in the end must have eaten all the others bar one! Unless a rat got into the locked eglu but left hen and chick alone...??? ??? ??? :&> :chook: :chook: