I tried that very thing this year.
I raised 10 big breasted bronze turkeys put all the Toms and all the Hens in the freezer except 2. Then this mating season I put these with my Heritage Standard Bronze birds.
The big breasted hen's eggs are larger. I placed their eggs in one row and the...
I will take some pictures. I am a little behind on how to put them on internet. (born 9 months before WW2) My grandma raised layers and my uncle raised fryers 90000 at a time I was not even in school yet wnen I learned to care for chickens in Arkansas.
I have 4 turkeys setting on the same nest. I can see a gang of eggs under them.
I am wondering when they hatch who will be the mom and raise them? maybe they will draw straws?
I have been raising Turkeys, chickens, ducks, pheasants for 65 years and have never seen this before.
there are plenty...
