4Clucks-minusOne Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 My girls have been making a nest in the bracken on the edge of the woods for several weeks now. They take it in turns to sit in it and pull bits in but once the sun has moved off it they have left it alone for the rest of the day. Today I found 4 eggs in it. I think they were laid Friday and Saturday as there was only 1 egg in the eglu on both days. Should I destroy their nest or will this just encourage them to go elsewhere? They don't usually come out of their run until 12ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Aww bless them I suppose if you leave the nest you know where to find the eggs, if you destroy it they may hide the next nest better! In balance I think would probably destroy the nest and put a couple of pot eggs or golfballs in the nestbox to encourage them to lay there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I had this and no golf balls/fake eggs worked, so in the end left the nest where it was on the grounds that I knew where it was. Then I got a cube and immediately, the girls abandoned the nest for the cube nest box! Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Clucks-minusOne Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Thank you for the advice on pot eggs. I've had the girls just over a year now and the outdoor nest building has only just happened. My thoughts about not destroying it were the same.....at least I know where it is. Yesterday they laid in the eglu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
