broody turkey... and cant find one! UPDATE! i found her! --PICS--

[austinhart123]

well, i have a broody bourbon red whos been setting since tuesday and

she is in a rubber feed bowl thing behind the small coop. i am not

concerned about her but if anyone has any advice that would be great!

but i do have a concern becuase as of this morning i cant find one of my

narrangassetts. i think she has gone broody somewhere but ive looked
all over and cant find her

... if she is broody, whan will she come to

eat and drink so i can follow her back to her nest?... just to make sure its

safe..... hopefully i will be able to find her!

 

[Struttn1]

You need to be very concerned if you have as many coyotes and bobcats as we do around here. A free ranging broody around here becomes lunch. Hope you can find her and get her to a safe place.

 

[austinhart123]

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i am going to look again hopefully she has returned

 

[austinhart123]

i found her!!! she was where i looksed before.... but hidden really well.... shes in a fenced off area under a bush against the top of a wall... i will post pics later.... btw, i didnd realy find her she came out to eat and drink and i followed her home

 

[Struttn1]

Cool. glad she is ok. How many eggs did she have or did you get a chance to count? Looking forward to seeing the pics.

 

[Blisschick]

Turkeys are masters at hiding nests. I've nearly stepped on a few hens before I realized how well they were hidden.

 

[austinhart123]

she wasnt broody, she only has two eggs, but she is building up a nest

 

[Blisschick]

She won't sit until she has about 8 or more in it. I've had them sit on as many as 14 at once.

 

[austinhart123]

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thats the exact # of eggs my broody bourbon red has... and she fits on them easily

 

[lowcountrypoultry]

We want pics!