A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Chaos18]

Maybe this weekend Chaos. Are you going to add more hens this year?

I'd like to add one more hen but we shall see.

 

[feedman77]

We were talking about fertility awhile back. If I remember, correctly a hen can remain fertile for several months after being bred. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

You are correct. Potentially one successful mating should be good for the season. But I'm not sure if it will stay viable after hen goes broody and hatches poults. I think down time and metabolism chane in the hen may affect it.

 

[memphis]

Thanks Feedman! Well...there you go Fiesty...you too can join the Turkey Hen Wrestling Team!

 

[R2elk]

Are turkey eggs the same as chicken eggs when checking for fertility? Since Big Bird dropped and cracked yesterday's on a turd, I finished cracking it open and it looked fertile to me based on what little I know about chicken eggs. I know that the boys jumped on her a few times before I moved her, so I suppose they could be fertile?

Here is a link to images of fertile and infertile eggs. Yes it is the same for all poultry eggs.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/16008/how-to-tell-a-fertile-vs-infertile-egg-pictures

 

[memphis]

Do different varieties of turkeys lay different colored eggs?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

First new poult of tomorrow's hatch made an appearance tonight hoping to wake up to a few more!

 

[R2elk]

Do different varieties of turkeys lay different colored eggs?

I believe that some do. My slates seem to lay an egg with some blue color to them while the eggs laid by the royal palms that I had did not have that blue on them.

 

[memphis]

Thanks R2elk. Annie (BR) lays the standard looking speckled egg. But Daisy's eggs are almost white with faint spots. Just made me wonder if there was a color difference between breeds. Like chickens.

Aurora, you may wake up to a whole flock of early birds!

 

[R2elk]

Thanks R2elk. Annie (BR) lays the standard looking speckled egg. But Daisy's eggs are almost white with faint spots. Just made me wonder if there was a color difference between breeds. Like chickens.

Aurora, you may wake up to a whole flock of early birds!

Individual hens even of the same breed lay different eggs. When I only had a few hens, I could identify which egg belonged to each hen because of color, size and shape differences.

 

[Chaos18]

My Dom babies. Hatched 1/18/16.