OK, I'll try to keep this short...I have 12 turkeys eggs due to hatch this Thursday. I'll stop turning them tomorrow, but before I do, I had a thought......
.........What if I put them under my Huge broad-breasted turkey hen, who has been sitting for 2 weeks, and let her hatch them out?
I mean, she only has 2 eggs under her, and anyone who has seen the pics of her that I have posted before knows that there is PLENTY of room under there....
So what if I just snuck (is that a word?) out there tomorrow night, stuck 12 eggs under her, and tiptoed out of the coop? Ya think she'd notice?
Anyone have any thoughts, tips or suggestions?
My reasons for doing this, if anyone is interested, are:
1. I have soooo many babies right now in the brooder, that I have no more space for 12 more. I figured she could take care of them for me.
2. She really wants to be a mommy soon. This starvation gig is getting to her........
I'll be eagerly awaiting your responses......
I mean, she only has 2 eggs under her, and anyone who has seen the pics of her that I have posted before knows that there is PLENTY of room under there....
So what if I just snuck (is that a word?) out there tomorrow night, stuck 12 eggs under her, and tiptoed out of the coop? Ya think she'd notice?
Anyone have any thoughts, tips or suggestions?
My reasons for doing this, if anyone is interested, are:
1. I have soooo many babies right now in the brooder, that I have no more space for 12 more. I figured she could take care of them for me.
2. She really wants to be a mommy soon. This starvation gig is getting to her........
I'll be eagerly awaiting your responses......