Friday, 31 May 2013

Secret Nests

I had regularly been getting 3 eggs a day, but the other day it was down to only 2 eggs.  I thought this was strange as all the hens are in lay and I had been thinking that our Scots Dumpy Bizzy Lizzy hadn't been laying lately.  So I looked around the garden for a secret nest but couldn't find one anywhere.
Then I found it today!!!

It was beneath the yew hedge near our shed.  There were 5 eggs stashed away there.

But wait til you hear how I found them!
One of our cats, Mr Darcy was sitting snuggled down under the yew hedge, which is a bit unusual for him.  When I walked towards him he walked out and there were the eggs!  He must have been copying the hens and was lying with his tummy on the eggs!


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5 comments:

  1. Alison31 May 2013 at 21:18

    How funny, ours are doing exactly the same! Last Saturday we only had 2 eggs, normally get 4 a day. I had seen our resident stoat areound so assumed he was stealing the eggs but after stoat proofing there were still none. I went for an investigate yesterday morning and found their new nest in the tall weeds under a hawthorn tree in the wooded bit of our garden with 15 eggs in it!! It was scrambled eggs for tea last night :)

    I wonder if the warmer weather makes them look for somewhere cooler to lay?..

    Alison
    x

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  2. Rachy31 May 2013 at 23:00

    Awwwww, how sweet :X

    Mr Darcy is suitably very handsome :D

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  3. MADZ of AnimalTM1 June 2013 at 20:35

    I only got 3 eggs today!!!! i usually get 7! Maybe I should look for a secret nest.

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  4. MADZ of AnimalTM1 June 2013 at 20:37

    Oh, and Mr. Darcy very pretty. I love those blue eyes!

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  5. Our Neck of the Woods3 June 2013 at 19:01

    How funny! I can't believe he was sitting on the eggs. Mr. Darcy is so handsome and his eyes are just beautiful!

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