I had a hidden nester show up with a single poult yesterday. I guess a singleton is alright so I'm letting her keep it
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Turkey poults can fly well at two weeks old. This is why I take poults out of the brooder at two weeks.I have a turkey that finally hatched a chick 2 weeks ago. Tonight she was up a tree 12 ft. The chick had sense enough to get in the coop. I don't think a poult could get up there at that age, much less a chick. I put it under a chicken with chicks the same age and hope for the best.
This turkey co-brooded with another, but she left/driven before they left the nest. She laid another clutch, but chickens kept laying and those broke, ruining all. So I was incubating for a chicken and gave her 4 eggs ready to hatch. She managed not to kill this one, but it would have been dead by morning since it's going down to the 30s and raining.
Mine must be defective. I have 8 wks old poults that can't get up on top of the 6 ft hoop coop. 3 of 11 can but the rest are about a ft short.Turkey poults can fly well at two weeks old. This is why I take poults out of the brooder at two weeks.
They sound inbred.....maybe you should have them tested for genetic disorders..Mine must be defective. I have 8 wks old poults that can't get up on top of the 6 ft hoop coop. 3 of 11 can but the rest are about a ft short.
I assume that it refers to a bird that has multiple genetic color patterns instead of the normal single color pattern.@R2elk
Ok, I tried to find some info on the internet and, so far, have not. What is a "Mosaic"?
Kevin answered,
"Possibly a mosaic but not sure. Just have to see if it retains it into adulthood."
Heh - a quick read of several articles involving all the genetic terms above states it is a mutation that can be general or local when some cells do not divide properly and the daughter cells end up with double copies of one gene and other cells are absent of those copies. (Also, looking at the development/creation of the bourbon red by crossing the Buff, White Holland and Standard Bronze turkey.)I assume that it refers to a bird that has multiple genetic color patterns instead of the normal single color pattern.
"In genetics, a mosaic, or mosaicism, involves the presence of two or more populations of cells with different genotypes in one individual who has developed from a fertilised egg. ... Genetic mosaicism can result from many different mechanisms including chromosome nondisjunction, anaphase lag, and endoreplication."