Magpies eating eggs

[toddler]

Hi,
We have a problem with magpies going into the hen house and eating the eggs, have tried the mustard egg trick - seems they find it quite to their taste! Anyone any other ideas please, or even a new house design.
Thanks in anticipation!
Tod

[frodo2]

Hi have heard of people putting in the "rubber" joke eggs as replacement for magpies and has worked. worth a shot?!

[TheBear]

Hi,

It's not particularly to do with eggs, but I've heard of a couple of ways to discourage magpies from coming to the garden: they don't like the smell of marigolds (the flowers, not the gloves! :) ), and they don't like sudden, erratic movements.

I've heard of people tying up helium balloons to frighten them away. Not sure if you're willing to do that, but the marigolds might be worth trying, unless the chucks try to eat them. Ours will eat anything! :)