Henriettta
Songster
This is just a hypothetical question.
My fiance and I run a dairy farm. We have a few hay fields that are often used as Turkey hideouts. During chopping, I always find smashed up nests, and sometimes other unfortunate events.
Sometimes no matter how well you pace the field before chopping, you'll never see or scare off good mothers.
However. Sometimes I find nests with eggs. I wish I could move them, but the mother would never find them, I think. And it's not like I can pivot a huge tractor around one nest. And I would 100% get chewed out if I chose not to work a quarter of the field over turkey eggs.
So my question is: if this happens,can I take the eggs home and put them in my incubater? Can a wild turkey make a good addition to my flock? TIA
My fiance and I run a dairy farm. We have a few hay fields that are often used as Turkey hideouts. During chopping, I always find smashed up nests, and sometimes other unfortunate events.
Sometimes no matter how well you pace the field before chopping, you'll never see or scare off good mothers.
However. Sometimes I find nests with eggs. I wish I could move them, but the mother would never find them, I think. And it's not like I can pivot a huge tractor around one nest. And I would 100% get chewed out if I chose not to work a quarter of the field over turkey eggs.
So my question is: if this happens,can I take the eggs home and put them in my incubater? Can a wild turkey make a good addition to my flock? TIA