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    differences in eggs

    I have a heritage bronze Tom's that is 2 years old, 2 bourbon Tom's that are about yr or a bit more and a royal palm Tom that is about 2, I have 4 heritage bronze hens, 3 Narragansett hens, 2 bourbon hens and 1 royal palm hen. My bronze Tom is definitely the boss, but I have seen other Tom's...
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    differences in eggs

    This is an example of the color differences I'm getting
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    differences in eggs

    I was looking at it, but it was rather confusing.. I will play with it some and see what I can come.up with.. we did plan to separate them all out this year but it just didn't happen in time for breeding season. So I guess I will have some interesting babies!
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    differences in eggs

    Ok.. good to know. So then whatever the tom is, that is what the poults will be?
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    differences in eggs

    Here are some pics of what I've hatched this week
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    differences in eggs

    My babies seem to look more like a Narragansett bronze cross.
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    differences in eggs

    It won't let me upload pics, says they are too big.
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    differences in eggs

    All of my turkeys are together. I have a heritage bronze Tom's, 4 heritage bonze hens, 2 bourbon red Tom's and 2 bourbon red hens, a Royal Palm pair, and 3 Narragansett hens. So far the poults I've hatched have all looked like heritage bronze poults. With the acception of 2 that have a silver...
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    differences in eggs

    i am wondering if anyone has pictures of eggs from specific breeds of turkeys.... google really wasnt super helpful. i have heritage bronze, bourbon reds and royal palms and i just started hatching turkeys. so far they all look like bronzes... i am hoping someone has pics of the differences in...
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    incubating turkey eggs question

    Hi I'm.wondering a few things. Does it matter if the eggs touch each other in the incubator? Both for incubating and for hatching? I'm not using a Turner but doing it by hand. Basically I'm wondering if I need to space them.out so they aren't touching especially when hatching.. thanx
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    tom turkey lethargic and falling over

    my 18 month old heritage bronze tom turkey is standing in the corner in the pen by a tree hanging his head against the tree and trying not to fall over.. he is off balance, seems out of it and wont move.. however when i try and handle him he fights and flips out... the other birds are going...
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    5 day old turkey poult not eating on its own

    Thank you
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    5 day old turkey poult not eating on its own

    She was doing good for a bit but she unfortunately passed away a few days ago
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    5 day old turkey poult not eating on its own

    thank you! that was my thought, cant hurt to try and i personally dont have the heart to find a way to put it to sleep. i am feeding it every couple of hours at this point. tonight i will start feeding it over night as well . there is gamebird starter crumbles in the brooder as well as fresh...
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    5 day old turkey poult not eating on its own

    hello, i have a turkey poult that is 5 days old. i hatched it myself via an incubator and the egg was collected from my own birds. when this baby hatched it had a hard time, and it took forever to come out of the shell. right away i noticed that it had what appeared to be a clubbed foot. its not...
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