hutchyhall Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hello. First post from us........... (how embarrassing, we've been registered since last Sept ) We have a bit of a puzzle........... I found a fresh empty egg shell outside the back of the Cube today?! What on earth managed to squeeze itself and an egg through the ventilation hole on the back? Any suggestions gratefully received! C & R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Sorry I've no idea but I thought I'd say hello and welcome anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Are you sure it was a chicken egg? It may have fallen from a nest? No other ideas! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I suspect a human child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I suspect a human child Could be - mine seem quite incapable of picking up egg (unless there is poo within a metre of it, then they scream for me) and managing the egg port door and not tripping over their own feet. I've lost many an egg that way. Jo[/u] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Are magpies getting in? Is one of the girls being naughty and eating her own eggs? Welcome to the forum by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchyhall Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Thank you for all your lovely welcome messages It's a bit daunting posting for the first time;I used to go cross-eyed reading through the instructions! We don't have littl'uns, only moggies and they keep their distance from 'Chickenland'. There is a distinct yolky trail up the inside back and over the top of the (grey) door.....I don't think even the wiliest magpie would manage that.... C & R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaP Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Welcome and sorry but I can't offer any solution either We have just found our egg thief though - our 9 month old black lab Mille. We don't have a cube so I don't know how that works, but she goes in the eglu run and pops her head into the eglu We were wondering why our egg numbers had plummeted since increasing our chickens to 4 Hope you solve your mystery soon. Lisa P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 What on earth managed to squeeze itself and an egg through the ventilation hole on the back? Squirrel? I don't have a Cube so I don't know how small the ventilation hole is but squirrels are very skinny under all that fur and they LOVE eggs. They will leave the egg shell wherever they ate it. Does the shell look as if someone or something had bitten into it from one side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchyhall Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Squirrel? I don't have a Cube so I don't know how small the ventilation hole is but squirrels are very skinny under all that fur and they LOVE eggs. They will leave the egg shell wherever they ate it. Does the shell look as if someone or something had bitten into it from one side? Oooh, that sounds like an interesting idea; we have lots of them rampaging through the garden. The eggshell was pretty battered by the time we saw it..... C&R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Or rats. They like eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I can't offer any advice on what might have taken your eggs... but perhapsyou could install an EgluCam so you can see what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 How strange . Squirrel sounds a plausible explanation . Welcome to the forum, by the way . Now, we know you have a cube but we need to know the colour, how many hens you have, what are their names ..... just for research purposes, you understand . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchyhall Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 Good morning....the egg mystery has given the OH just the excuse he needed to buy a wireless cam for the Cube I've hopefully updated my signature successfully to show chicks,cube and eggs info...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Good morning....the egg mystery has given the OH just the excuse he needed to buy a wireless cam for the Cube Boys and their toys eh? Yous sig is spot on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinnys Hinny Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Possibly a stoat or a weasel, they eat eggs in the wild SH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
