HOW INTERESTING! Momma hen won't move. She is obviously not afraid of the snake.
She was moved off the nest. But she refused to move too far. Snake on the other hand is trying to eat an egg. Photo #1 below is me trying to take the photo from above the ramp.
No worries, eggs are duds. Momma hen is not the maker of these eggs.
Rat snake? he's a big guy!
She was moved off the nest. But she refused to move too far. Snake on the other hand is trying to eat an egg. Photo #1 below is me trying to take the photo from above the ramp.
No worries, eggs are duds. Momma hen is not the maker of these eggs.
Rat snake? he's a big guy!
I have had this surprise one too many times! One spring I lost three peeps, two eaten by the snake & one dead in the rush to the other side of the peep-house.
ReplyDeletePoor snake. Eating a "dud" egg means a slow death. I'm glad no harm came to anyone else though. Neat photo.
ReplyDeleteno...not a fake. just a dud. either not fertilized or chick started forming and just didn't make it. so there is nutrition there.
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