Broody Tom

[Mylied]

Just thought I would share my funny Tom. He's been brooding my hen's eggs for about 3 weeks. The hen sat on them the first few days and then he took over. If my calculations are right, they are due to hatch Thursday. I have not been able to candle because I never catch him off the nest. They should be fertile because there was a lot of mating going on before the brooding. Here's hoping his hard work pays off.

 

[Kessel23]

Wow I did not know Toms could go Broody, that's cool. Hopefully some hatch.

 

[Mylied]

Wow I did not know Toms could go Broody, that's cool. Hopefully some hatch.

I didn't know either. The hen did the brooding last year but he helped raise the chicks and kept them warm. He even hisses at me when I get close and does the broody poop once a day.

 

[Kessel23]

Idk, maybe it's common but it seems so odd to me
What type of turkey is he btw?

 

[R2elk]

Idk, maybe it's common but it seems so odd to me
What type of turkey is he btw?

It is not common but it does happen. I had a Bourbon Red tom that would try to brood a clutch of eggs. Seems like every year someone has a tom at least try to brood eggs.

He looks like a Bronze to me.

 

[Mylied]

Idk, maybe it's common but it seems so odd to me
What type of turkey is he btw?

I've googled and looked on here. It happens but I haven't read any stories where they stick with it the whole way through. He's a bronze. The hen is a holland white.

 

[memphis]

How cool!

 

[BlueBaby]

That's really neat that he's doing that! I hope that he will be a good a mother at hatching as you said that he helped raise them with the hen last year. I wonder if a turkey Tom's good gene's like that would be passed onto his son's?

 

[ketojenn]

Awww. He just wants to be a dad. Lol
Very cool, I hope he completes the job.

 

[Mylied]

That's really neat that he's doing that! I hope that he will be a good a mother at hatching as you said that he helped raise them with the hen last year. I wonder if a turkey Tom's good gene's like that would be passed onto his son's?

I have no idea. He's a really sweet turkey but I really only have experience with these two and a couple poults they raised last year.