Little Clucker Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Does anyone has chickens who hide their eggs in the nest box? I've been collecting 2-3 eggs from the girls daily and this afternoon I spotted somthing under the hay... Out came 13 eggs! I only have 3 hens and they must have been squeezing out some extra ones and salting them away for later! Has this happened to people before? i had only missed last night's collection as I didn't get home til 11pm so didn't have the energy to grab them, but very much doubt they laid that many overnight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyjulian Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 One of mine is a hider - I found a hidden egg when I cleaned out the next box. Is it a huge solid poo? No, it's an egg! Now I check any suspiciously large clumps of straw, which usually have an egg hidden in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Clucker Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 good to know it's not just my girls hiding them away in case of a zombie apocalpyse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I regularly find 2 blue eggs buried deep within the woodshavings in the nestbox - crafty Legbars - Saronne x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Clucker Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Hmm maybe they're trying to hide them so they can have a fry up after I go to work? Either that or the rabbits are laying eggs now too in preparation for Easter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana1 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I thought my hens had stopped laying until the window cleaner noticed that there were eggs behind the water butt. 17 in total I checked them all for freshness and they were all fine - fabulous. I then had to get them to lay in the nesting box again by keeping them in until they'd layed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
