- Apr 17, 2013
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Hello! I am a Masters student doing research on wild turkey response to prescribed fire management in Illinois. A major component of my project is going to be assessing the ability of wild strain turkey poults to feed in grassland areas versus poults that have come from a commercially raised source. To do this, I will be collecting eggs from birds in the wild, incubating, and raising them for feeding trials at around 2 weeks of age. I will be doing the same for eggs collected from a commercial source, and then comparing the 2 groups in their abilities to feed and navigate grasslands in the wild. I am looking to see if anyone has any input and where to find breeders that offer the sale of "eastern wild turkey" strain eggs for hatch. I have found few sources online, and many seem to not have them available. One thing that will make this endeavor hard is trying to time my wild bird hatches with the commercially acquired eggs. So if there is a way to have a rough estimate on when eggs from a breeder would be hatch, it would be ideal, but I understand this may be kind of hard to judge.
If anyone has any input or ideas, that would be great. As I am new to this, any direction would be a blessing! Also, should I attempt a post like this in a different thread category??!
Thanks so much,
Ryan
If anyone has any input or ideas, that would be great. As I am new to this, any direction would be a blessing! Also, should I attempt a post like this in a different thread category??!
Thanks so much,
Ryan
