Why There Have Not Been So Many Eggs

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There have been somewhat fewer eggs than usual this summer. Partly this is an expected decline as the hens age, but it's seemed like a bit of a steep drop-off lately. Today, while I was rummaging around behind the orange trees picking up dessicated oranges, I found another reason: Dragon's secret nest. She had 10 eggs back there, which is something like two weeks' production. No wonder we were short in the nest box!