I've posted here a few times, and hope someone can help.
I have 2 adult red foot females and one male. Last week I found an egg out in the open, luckily I was there to retrieve it. I am not expecting anything to happen but it is incubating currently. This has led me to some questions. I assume there should be more eggs on their way. It has been VERY wet here this season. Just this week we have received rain every day.
First question- How do those of you who breed find the eggs in your pen/yard? I do not have a specified nesting site, but the pen is a decent size, and I have witnessed them digging up grubs before so I assume they are capable of digging in the existing soil (but they may prefer an easier substrate). Although, I am planning to make 1 or 2 nesting sites with a sand/soil mixture. It just baffles me to know how people know where to look for eggs without digging up the entire pen???? What is the common practice when expecting eggs? I have searched already, and read some ideas but most of it is only implied rather than proven.
Second question- Any clue to why she didn't bury the egg? I had a pile of top soil dumped in the pen for landscaping this week, so I can't imagine its from lack of a decent nesting site.
thanks
I have 2 adult red foot females and one male. Last week I found an egg out in the open, luckily I was there to retrieve it. I am not expecting anything to happen but it is incubating currently. This has led me to some questions. I assume there should be more eggs on their way. It has been VERY wet here this season. Just this week we have received rain every day.
First question- How do those of you who breed find the eggs in your pen/yard? I do not have a specified nesting site, but the pen is a decent size, and I have witnessed them digging up grubs before so I assume they are capable of digging in the existing soil (but they may prefer an easier substrate). Although, I am planning to make 1 or 2 nesting sites with a sand/soil mixture. It just baffles me to know how people know where to look for eggs without digging up the entire pen???? What is the common practice when expecting eggs? I have searched already, and read some ideas but most of it is only implied rather than proven.
Second question- Any clue to why she didn't bury the egg? I had a pile of top soil dumped in the pen for landscaping this week, so I can't imagine its from lack of a decent nesting site.
thanks