We recently lost two of our best layers to a wild coyote... sad, but true. The evidence was overwhelming. Calypso was not in the coop, and Fauna (my favorite) was down in a pile of feathers. I didn't hear anything, but I know it was early in the morning - February 9th to be exact. Unfortunately, they were my best layers.
The next day, I did some sleuthing to try and discover what species was the culprit. Up on the hill over the lowest part of the fence, I discovered feathers trapped in the fencing and a larger pile of feathers on the opposite side. There were no remains left behind, but they were definitely the beautiful feathers of my Calypso. I cleaned up all of the feathers, both inside and outside the coop. A lady at the feed store told me it may keep the coyote from returning. It was a sad day.
We are back to buying eggs in the store, which, I have unfortunately rediscovered, are not very good. Even if I spend a lot of money for a six pack with some nice looking brown eggs tucked neatly inside, they don't seem like eggs to me anymore. Am I spoiled, or what? In any case, I decided to look into how to purchase better eggs, and found two articles that are worth reading. Hope you think so too.
http://www.salon.com/2011/01/28/egg_marketing_labels/
http://grist.org/article/food-2011-01-21-parsing-the-new-humane-food-labels/
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