Ironically, removing splattered eggs forced him to leave the cage in which he is spending a month to highlight the plight of battery hens.
Nearly 10 days into his protest, the Waitati vegan said for every negative reaction, there was massive support for his stand, both online, and in visitors to his cage beside State Highway 1 in Waikouaiti.
"Mischievous" people had twice thrown eggs at the cage's protective tent, at night. It appeared, from their voices, the culprits were young, and he did not think it malicious. It was to be expected, he said.
The strong wind of recent days had also prompted him to get out to secure his tent, and once he had had to empty a waste bucket.
Aside from attending to urgent matters, Mr Scott had not left the 190cm wide by 130cm high cage, and said his muscles had started to get sore only in the past couple of days.
He was looking forward to visits next week from Save Animals From Exploitation (Safe) campaign director Hans Kriek, and Green Party MP and food campaigner Sue Kedgley.
He was spurred to action by a draft code to improve battery hen welfare issued by the Government's National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. Submissions on the code close on April 29, the day his protest is to end.
