Newly broody Turkey and almost to lockdown eggs.

[hatchaholic979]

So I have a 2 year old black Spanish hen that has just gone broody within the last couple of days. We do not have a tom anymore for fertile Turkey eggs to hatch and I have an incubator full of eggs due to hatch this Saturday (5 days away). If she just went broody, is it too soon to put chicken eggs that are ready to hatch under her? This was the last batch I was planning on hatching this season or I’d give her a whole new clutch of eggs. Just kind of hoping someone else might have some experience here.

 

[AltonaAcres]

Personally I would think that's not long enough after becoming broody.

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Hello!

I do not have experience in this area, as the only eggs that my broodies have hatched have been those which they sat on through the entire 21 days.

But, I’d say that it’s worth a shot! I’d just suggest watching her closely to make sure she doesn’t reject or hurt the chicks, and just see what happens! If she accepts them, great! If not, you can just raise them yourself. Let us know what you decide to do and how it goes!