The mystery of missing eggs

[Lydia]

I kept going out to my pens in the morning and knew how many eggs had been laid and in what coops, I would go out a little later and some of the eggs would be missing. I looked around and could not see any broken shells or any sign of a preditor.
Well, a little while ago I go outside and what should I see, a sneaky little squirrel running out of the pen.
I thought I was going crazy, I am sure glad I spotted him this morning.

[ccbmom]

That is strange. The squirrels don't go near my coop. But, that might be because of our mean billy goat. He pretty much stays right aroung the coop and chases anything that he sees (including us). Now, I wish that I could figure out a way to keep them away from our pecan trees.