Critter Egg Whittling

Yesterday, I posted a photo of an egg

that was scratched up by a mystery critter.

Today, I found two wooden eggs that had been hidden 

away in a critter nest 

and one of them had been really scratched up.

Here is the scratched up egg next to what it should look like.

I think the critter that chewed up this wooden egg

might be a different critter

than the egg scratcher.

Oh dear, that would mean there are two critters.

This is the nest box cabinet that I tore out of the coop.

It had a critter nest in it.

The cabinet is laying out in hopes of receiving a wash

from the rain.

The rain

that never showed up today.

I moved a roost ladder 

inside the coop

so the hens will have another place to roost.

There were several places where a little critter

dug through the floor.

I put some fine dirt down in hopes of finding some footprints tomorrow.

I put the good wooden egg in a nest box

in hopes of foiling the critter, 

but instead I fooled an Australorp into sitting 

on the wooden egg for 3 hours.

I raked 3 new paths.

Some of the paths still need to be leveled

out so I don't tip over on my trike

that I don't have yet.

Just planning ahead.

Kristine can ride her new bike!

No eggs

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