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I was trying to get my turkey to hatch eggs by leaving them in the coop for her but my RIR decided to hatch them instead. is there anything special i need to do. she is the top hen of the coop so she shouldnt get picked on. ive only ever used an incubator.....the turkey is still laying eggs and so are the other chickens, I have had to move her the last three days to get the chicken eggs out from under her.......help please

Married to a loving husband, mother to three crazy boys, three alpacas (John George and Ringo), one goat (Matilda), two chihuahuas (Noodle and Tahtanka), one border collie (Reiter), one mutt (Sasha), one rat (Yersinia), one tortoise (Homey), a flock of chickens (chicken math prevents me from ever knowing the exact count, twelve ducks, four turkeys, one pot belly  pig (Petunia),three barn cats,...

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Married to a loving husband, mother to three crazy boys, three alpacas (John George and Ringo), one goat (Matilda), two chihuahuas (Noodle and Tahtanka), one border collie (Reiter), one mutt (Sasha), one rat (Yersinia), one tortoise (Homey), a flock of chickens (chicken math prevents me from ever knowing the exact count, twelve ducks, four turkeys, one pot belly  pig (Petunia),three barn cats,...

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Let me get this strait- you have a chicken siting on turkey eggs? Turkey and chicken eggs? Anyway, im guessing that your broody knows what shes doing, as long as you want whatever shes hatching, just let her be. Thats what i would do. Anyway, good luck! :)

Im the person who has animals adopting me not the other way around. And hey, I've almost got a full on farm! I ended up with chickens on accident .. But I couldn't imagine my life without them. CHECK OUT MY PAGE!!!       
http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=102103                                                     

 

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Im the person who has animals adopting me not the other way around. And hey, I've almost got a full on farm! I ended up with chickens on accident .. But I couldn't imagine my life without them. CHECK OUT MY PAGE!!!       
http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=102103                                                     

 

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