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We started off with Bourbon reds and Beltsville. The Beltsville starting laying the minute they got mature, and only stop laying when they molt. It is kind of amazing. However, the Tom's of the Beltsville need lots of light 14-16 hours. Their fertility rate is in the basement. I tried to hatch...

I have had Beltsville Turkeys for two years. The first year I only had two hens and one Tom. One hen laid almost every day consistency until molt, the other every other day. This year I have got an additional 9 hens and two toms and they started cranking out 9 -11 eggs a day starting in...