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    Turkey hen nest

    Ok. She seems to be fully broody for over a week now as have not seen her off nest. She is not real tame, so try to keep my distance. On another note, I have a second hen ( who is very tame) who only started to mate with the same tom just days before he was killed. She was wondering off my...
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    Turkey hen nest

    Yes the hen mated with tom many times early in season. Then she began laying eggs. then tom was killed by predator 2 weeks ago. I was concerned that by removing friends eggs just when hen began to sit and the delay of her sitting on nest again may have caused eggs to cool and stop incubating. My...
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    Turkey hen nest

    Have a turkey hen who laid 12 eggs then sat on nest one night, my friend wanted half eggs so when hen got up I replaced 6 with 6 fake eggs and hoped for the best. She didn't return to nest till next day. I did keep eggs from being cold but did not put in incubator then as wanted see if hen would...
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    Chick with Parrot beak

    I have a 6 week old chick ( Easter Egger) who has grown a parrot beak. Top beak curves down over lower. I have trimmed it a little, it bleed some. A few days later , she still has difficulty grasping onto the crumbles. I am making a liquid mesh out of electrolytes and wet crumbles and feeding...
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    Turkeys 101 - New To Turkeys (What Do I Need To Know?)

    Thanks for your concern, I appreciate your input. But I don't think she is really wild (even though that is part of her breed name) as she is extremely friendly to people and seems to hang out at the chicken coop like it is familiar to her. It is very common to raise , buy and sell both Rio...
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    Turkeys 101 - New To Turkeys (What Do I Need To Know?)

    Very informative. Thanks. I have a few questions. Here in central Texas I have had small flocks of chickens free ranging during for years but 4 months ago a Rio Grande Wild Texas Turkey Hen moved in. She is friendly and has adopted my chicken hens as her flock and very protective of them. We...
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    Lone Turkey Hen

    I have a turkey Hen that wondered into my property 4 months ago and stayed. She is friendly and has adopted my chickens as her flock. They are all my pets. She seems content for now, but wonder if I should get another turkey to keep her company, if so should it be a full grown hen, Tom or...
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