A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[AmericanMom]

west central Mo.

Well shoot.. maybe not the hatched poults then

... I have never shipped eggs but if you would like and hen #2 keeps laying I could send some your way

 

[feedman77]

Well shoot.. maybe not the hatched poults then  ... I have never shipped eggs but if you would like and hen #2 keeps laying I could send some your way

thanks so much.

Bourbon reds are what I still have the most of. And my hens laid a bunch.

 

[feedman77]

Boy I'm glad hen turkeys are good moms and take in stray poults.

I walked out to hen in pasture I thought got killed.

She still had her 3 poults. A couple of slate poults. And 3 spainsh black cross poults that I have never seen. So she is now running with 8 babies.

So she took in some from the hens that didn't make it. I couldn't find em but she did.

 

[chickadoodles]

Feedman I only have two hens with fertile eggs and they are both broody.

 

[racinchickins]

Question on how long a hen remains fertile after you remove the tom? I sold my slate blue Tom in November, he was in a pen with some hens that were narri/royal palm mixes and midget whites. There are also midget white toms and a pencilled palm tom in the pen.

The hens started laying early February and I hatched every egg they laid. The first poults have feathered out and I have a half dozen blue babies as well as other color combos. How can that be possible?

 

[mountain mom]

Question on how long a hen remains fertile after you remove the tom? I sold my slate blue Tom in November, he was in a pen with some hens that were narri/royal palm mixes and midget whites. There are also midget white toms and a pencilled palm tom in the pen.

The hens started laying early February and I hatched every egg they laid. The first poults have feathered out and I have a half dozen blue babies as well as other color combos. How can that be possible?

That is crazy! I would not have guessed it possible to be fertile that long!
I know for chickens it is around 2 weeks... but I have no idea for the turkeys. Obviously for at least 3 months!

Congratulations!!

 

[AmericanMom]

Ok, so Turkey hen # 1 decided she didn't have enough eggs... Was on the nest night before last, off for a bit in the morning then back on all day yesterday went out at 3 pm and she was off, peeked inside and she now has 14 eggs so obviously still laying.. Went out at 8 last night and she was nowhere to be found, back in the box.. Out this morning but headed back to her box by the time I was finished with chores...ughhh... The oldest egg is now 9 days old, I know, I know.. Its on her timeline, but I was really hoping she would go ahead and start setting.. The off and on has me a bit worried yes, she is a yearling and at this point if the eggs are lost they are lost... Is her behavior typical of a nearly setting Turkey hen?

Sorry, newbie adult Turkey owner here, just hoping she will at least make a decent effort to hatch out a clutch.

 

[ladycat]

Question on how long a hen remains fertile after you remove the tom? I sold my slate blue Tom in November, he was in a pen with some hens that were narri/royal palm mixes and midget whites. There are also midget white toms and a pencilled palm tom in the pen.

The hens started laying early February and I hatched every egg they laid. The first poults have feathered out and I have a half dozen blue babies as well as other color combos. How can that be possible?

I wonder if this is what's going on? http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/4hpoultry/t02_pageview/The_Tremendous_Turkey_10.htm

 

[WalnutHill]

I wonder if this is what's going on? http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/4hpoultry/t02_pageview/The_Tremendous_Turkey_10.htm

If that was the case, there would be no slates hatching.

 

[Cody Walker]

my yearling hen did the same thing. she is on full time now but is still laying eggs. shes on day 14 and shes still laying. will be taking all the new eggs from her tonight after candling them.