Why am I finding eggs laying around
07-17-2024 | 02:59 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: west central wi USA
First year, young hens do this. They get the urge to lay an egg, and they do it. They haven't put together the whole nesting thing yet. A friend of mine once brought me a nest of hatched grouse eggs. Among them was a hatched turkey egg. The turkey had laid her egg in the grouse nest and apparently the grouse hatched it!
07-18-2024 | 03:41 PM
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Typical Buck
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: MT
First year, young hens do this. They get the urge to lay an egg, and they do it. They haven't put together the whole nesting thing yet. A friend of mine once brought me a nest of hatched grouse eggs. Among them was a hatched turkey egg. The turkey had laid her egg in the grouse nest and apparently the grouse hatched it!
Thank You for that information. I have a lot of them so hopefully next year they know what to do.
