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post #1 of 7
4/8/10 at 2:52pm
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So the incubator is full now.  Do you think if I just leave the turkey eggs out there in the nests the hens will eventually sit on them?   The alternative is to keep taking the eggs and selling them I guess.

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Lor-Greg's main chick, Mom to eight kids, 3 dogs, no one knows how many cats, two Jersey cows, four dairy goats, Giant Cochins, Bourbon Turkeys, Midget White Turkeys, and now Standard Bronze Turkeys.
"Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God."-Capt. Mal
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post #2 of 7
4/8/10 at 2:53pm

Yes.  I couldn't keep my turkeys from going broody!  They're worse than the darn Silkies!

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1 great husband, 1 adorable baby boy, 1 baby girl on the way, 3 dogs, 1 cat, 1 horse, Nubian & Nigerian Dwarf goats, chickens, & turkeys!!!

Eggs for sale: Standard - EE, mixed layers, Silkie-feathered Ameraucanas; Bantam - Mixed color/frizzle Cochins; Turkeys - Royal Palm x Bourbon Red

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post #3 of 7
4/8/10 at 2:56pm
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So far they've shown no inclination whatsoever to sit on a nest but then we take their eggs everyday.  I'm hoping that they'll help me hatch some out now that the incubator is full.

Lor-Greg's main chick, Mom to eight kids, 3 dogs, no one knows how many cats, two Jersey cows, four dairy goats, Giant Cochins, Bourbon Turkeys, Midget White Turkeys, and now Standard Bronze Turkeys.
"Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God."-Capt. Mal
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Lor-Greg's main chick, Mom to eight kids, 3 dogs, no one knows how many cats, two Jersey cows, four dairy goats, Giant Cochins, Bourbon Turkeys, Midget White Turkeys, and now Standard Bronze Turkeys.
"Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God."-Capt. Mal
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post #4 of 7
4/8/10 at 3:12pm

Turkey hens are bit different than chicken hens, their broodiness is dependent on a particular number of eggs in a nest, usually 15-20. Don't know if they can count but it's like they have this magic number in their brain and when they get that many eggs in a nest, BINGO! and you are set.

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post #5 of 7
4/8/10 at 3:22pm

Our midget white girls did not start setting until there were 9 eggs in the nest. 
The breeder I got them from said that would put them in broody mode and just leave them until she lays on them, and they did!

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post #6 of 7
4/8/10 at 3:53pm

They have to collect a bunch, then they go broody.  Mine usually go for about 20 eggs before they set.

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Currently selling Millie Fleur Cochin hatching eggs. Contact me for purchasing information.  Soon to be a preservationist of rare Icelandic Chickens! Read about them: http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=299038&p=1  NEW CRAZY EGG TRAIN http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=326027&p=1
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post #7 of 7
4/8/10 at 7:49pm

Just so you know that turkeys don't lay as many eggs as chickens. If you keep taking the eggs, they may not lay enough for a nest. If you want them to set, you'll have to let it get up to 20 or 22 eggs that they can see every day.

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Happy owner of 4 Buff Orpingtons, 4 guineas, 3 Black Langshan bantams, 6 Buff crosses, 1 OEG cross, 1 Maine Coon cat, and 4 Bourbon Red turkeys!
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