Lynda J
In the Brooder
- Mar 5, 2015
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Hi... someone gave me a turkey about a month ago... a bronze hen... She is the only "bird" I have here... very sweet and friendly and has not layed any eggs until now...
She was just walking up and down the fence line "talking" to me non stop... always wanting attention. Yesterday I found a beautiful Royal Palm Tom for sale close to me so I went and bought him, so that she would have some "company"... She seems to "hate" him, and attacks him if he gets too close to her. This morning I found her in her pen on a newly made "nest" with an egg... but she was "panting" like a dog... I watched her for awhile and she layed another egg... now she is just laying down in the pasture non stop "panting"... I am in Florida, but it is a very nice breezy day....
Would the addition of a Tom, after being "alone" for so long trigger her into laying eggs? Is the "panting" normal? She is eating fine, but I just saw her poop, and it is very watery, clear and white mix...
Please help !!!! I really LOVE her.... she is the sweetest thing I have ever seen.....
She was just walking up and down the fence line "talking" to me non stop... always wanting attention. Yesterday I found a beautiful Royal Palm Tom for sale close to me so I went and bought him, so that she would have some "company"... She seems to "hate" him, and attacks him if he gets too close to her. This morning I found her in her pen on a newly made "nest" with an egg... but she was "panting" like a dog... I watched her for awhile and she layed another egg... now she is just laying down in the pasture non stop "panting"... I am in Florida, but it is a very nice breezy day....
Would the addition of a Tom, after being "alone" for so long trigger her into laying eggs? Is the "panting" normal? She is eating fine, but I just saw her poop, and it is very watery, clear and white mix...
Please help !!!! I really LOVE her.... she is the sweetest thing I have ever seen.....