Edgeman Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hi All, I was just finishing off my netting fence off this weekend in preperation for our girls arriving in Two weeks and I came across an egg in the garden... I was digging a border to which I added a fair amount of compost to a few weeks ago. I was just going to turn it over and I came across an egg buried a couple of inches below the surface. It appears to be a chicken egg and has "contents". There is a slight crack on the egg but I have not yet opened it up. There no Lion mark on it and its a white egg. We do have a duck living a couple of houses down but as farr as I know she has'nt visited us. It could be a him actually because we have never seen the duck, only heard the laugh ! Can anyone offer an explanation ? and should I open up the egg ? cheers all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Oh my word - that's a first! Finding the egg before the chicken! No ideas from me, but it might be worth putting it into water first to check how fresh it is. If it sinks it's fresh, if it floats - open it up outside with a peg on your nose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Foxes quite often bury eggs so that they can come back for them when they need them. The fact that it had no lion mark on it could mean that it's a free range egg that the fox has nicked from someone's bin!! My next door neighbour is always finding buried eggs in her borders and has even watched a fox burying one. It might not be but it's possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgeman Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Well i have seen a fox in the garden so perhaps it is him/her and not aliens. I shall investigate the egg tonite ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenna_family Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 wow sounds exciting let us know how you get on. Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgeman Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 Well I put the egg in some water and it sank, so not rotten. I then decided to open it up and see the contents.... I placed it on a shovel and used my hoe to crack it open. To my suprise it seems eggstreamly fresh and it had a very yellow joke. I know there are some hens about 150 yards away, so perhaps a fox pinch it from them. I think I'm gona have to do some weeing around my garden before the girls arrive in a couple of weeks..... Does this really work ? anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I understand that it does work, but you have to keep renewing it when it rains If you have daytime foxes, you might have to re-think your freeranging requirements. i.e. electrify the netting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
