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    Turkey Talk for 2014

    My tom was very protective and loyal to me. He would even move between my friends and I to "protect " me from strangers. Even when he was full grown if I left my front door open he would come in the house and nap on my lap. He was my first incubated turkey and I raised him from hatch. Sure do...
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    Turkey Talk for 2014

    The eggs are all fertile. I have candled them and they appeared to be about 10-12 days. I lost the turkey a day or two after my hens started sitting. He chocked on a piece if garbage he found
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    Turkey Talk for 2014

    So I have three royal palm turkeys sharing a nest with 6 eggs. Lost my male last month. Very excited hoping all six hatch. Last year I incubated 8 eggs but only 5 managed to hatch. Hoping for a better hatch rate from my girls. Anyone ever have multiple hens share a nest like this? Seems odd to me.
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    Broody royal palm turkeys

    So I almost gave up on my turkeys. My beautiful male royal palm named cutie died last month and I began to think it wasn't worth the heart ache but then I realized that all 3 of my hens were sitting on eggs. I'm going to let them hatch them since they are doing such a great job of sitting. I...
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    Runner ducks no longer laying. Help

    It's late fall here. It's only the second year so I'm still learning their cycles
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    Runner ducks no longer laying. Help

    I have 4 female runner ducks last year at this time they were each giving me an egg a day but nothing. I know when the weather is hot they do not lay but I figured they should be laying again. They have a large yard to range and I look everywhere for a hidden nest but nothing. Any suggestions...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My hen has been sitting on eggs for about 24 days. Not sure if her eggs are even fertile. My question is, will she continue to sit on these infertile eggs or will she realize after awhile that they won't hatch?
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    Royal palm head colors

    I have been raising royal palms for a little over a year now and have noticed my tom's head changes color from white to red to blue. I can't seem to find any information as to what this means. Anyone know? I first thought the red may be when he's wanting to breed but that's not always the case...
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    What took my hen and all eggs in nest

    Just an update: bought a large live catch trap and bated it with eggs and marshmallows. Nothing. No animal signs. Nothing. Non of our other hens have been bothered. I'm beginning to think it was a human that took the hen with a fight that left done feathers and all the eggs. Still not sure. But...
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    What took my hen and all eggs in nest

    This evening when my husband got home he noticed some feathers near our turkey hens nest. We live in SW washington and we free ranger out birds. Normally at night they are locked up but out turkey hen hide her nest and went broody before we discovered the nest. She had 10 eggs and had been...
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    Take the poults or not?

    Guess ill never get to see if she was a good mom. Something took her and all the eggs this afternoon Very mad and sad
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    Take the poults or not?

    The day after starting an incubator of turkey eggs I discovered my hens secret nest. Did not think she was broody but sure enough the next day she began sitting and has barely gotten up from the nest. Just once a day for food and water (at least as far as I can tell). My question is: since my...
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    Found hidden nest. Now what?? Can I still incubate?

    Found my hens hidden nest today with 10 eggs. She doesn't appear to want to sit so what do I do. I want them to hatch but not sure if I should leave them or bring them in to incubate. Just started eggs 2 days ago and still have room in incubator.
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    First time incubating

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    First time incubating

    Number 4 has finally made it out of his shell. Wasn't as clean a hatch as my other but he's peeping and moving around. Guess 2 out if 4 for my very first hatch isn't bad. Just makes me sad to know I could have helped number 3 if I had realized earlier what was wrong. Live and learn I guess.
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