Egg theif ?

[POMPY]

Nine eggs gone missing over the last 3 weeks , only way in is through a wooden dowel front . space of doweling is 38mm gaps, pigeons not touched , only a single  egg now and then , any thoughts what it might be. lofts are locked all the time .no broken egg shells in loft,

[fred smyth]

a rat look s like is the theif

[ALF]

Get some wire up behind the spars and i would say it was a squirrel as a rat would eat the pigeon not just take the eggs Had squirrels going into my own loft 3 or 4 yrs ago and once i started setting the traps i was catching them everyday

[Guest IB]

My first thought was a squirrel, after seeing one in local park carrying a whole egg in its mouth. Need to put wire mesh over the dowelled area.

[blaz]

can a magpie get in and out same way as your pigeons.had one take eggs and small yb,s right out of nest

[Guest stb-]

squirrel , i would think there a pain in the ass

[Guest frank dooman]

sqirrel just a rat with a bushy tail dont know how they would get that many eggs out without at least breaking 0ne strange could it be a human rat????

[Guest stb-]

sqirrel just a rat with a bushy tail dont know how they would get that many eggs out without at least breaking 0ne strange could it be a human rat????

 

they just eat them there and then frank and you would hardly notice any mess

 

 

[PATTY BHOY]

Could be a snake--put fake eggs in the nest-  see if they are chewed.

 

:-/ :-/

[mavrick]

my guess is a squirrel once they get in they keep coming back get some wire in front of dowling and get some traps.

[THE FIFER]

carrion crows if they can get in, but would also take youngsters,

[dicko]

dont be silly fifer wont get past dowells

[Tony C]

This time of year my guess would be rats.

[sammy]

squirrel , i would think there a pain in the ass

 

they make a great pot of soup  ;D ;D ;D

[gangster]

i think its squirrels as rats would kill the birds..

[REDROCKET]

Could be a snake--put fake eggs in the nest-  see if they are chewed.

 

i ok

[Guest bakes]

could be an host of things squirrel,rat,magpie ive seen them all take eggs seen magpies take eggs from nest of wild birds seen rats take eggs from chicken coop and seen squirrel taken eggs of wild birds nest put some thin mesh up over your dowels and set an cage trap baited with dummy eggs laying on a nest of straw you get whats doing the damge mate

 

all the best.