15 May 2010.
I have 2 turkey hens, a Bourbon red and a Blue slate that have been laying for a while now. I noticed that they had both been getting out and couldnt find their eggs. I clipped the wings on them both, and the red started laying in the coop with the chickens. The slate some how managed to keep getting out. Several days ago, she didnt come home at night. Saw her the next morning, and then she was gone again. Went for almost 3 days with out seeing her and was worried that some thing would get her in the night. Weve been having a lot of thunder storms and rain, and she still didnt come home.
Well, this morning we found her, not far out at the edge of the yard under a wild rose bush. Tried to move her nest and she wasnt having any part of it. There were 11 turkey eggs and 10 chicken eggs. I moved her into a small run I had built out of PVC piping, and put 9 turkey eggs in it. The rest I brought in the house and put in an incubator. Well, 30 minutes later, she hadnt gotten on the eggs, so I opened the gate and she went back to her nest. Realizing she would stay there, took 7 eggs and put them under her and brought the other two in the house and placed in the incubator. Going to check on her in a while and try to move the cage over to cover her nest. If I cant move her to the cage, move the cage to her, right? The eggs I have hatched from her this year (she is only a year old) have produced wonder poults that are active and grow well, so far. So Im excited about having more, and allowing her to raise them will be special, too.
Figured I would share this with others so they could learn, and maybe some one that has more experience than me can give me some additional advice.
Thanks.
Clay
I have 2 turkey hens, a Bourbon red and a Blue slate that have been laying for a while now. I noticed that they had both been getting out and couldnt find their eggs. I clipped the wings on them both, and the red started laying in the coop with the chickens. The slate some how managed to keep getting out. Several days ago, she didnt come home at night. Saw her the next morning, and then she was gone again. Went for almost 3 days with out seeing her and was worried that some thing would get her in the night. Weve been having a lot of thunder storms and rain, and she still didnt come home.
Well, this morning we found her, not far out at the edge of the yard under a wild rose bush. Tried to move her nest and she wasnt having any part of it. There were 11 turkey eggs and 10 chicken eggs. I moved her into a small run I had built out of PVC piping, and put 9 turkey eggs in it. The rest I brought in the house and put in an incubator. Well, 30 minutes later, she hadnt gotten on the eggs, so I opened the gate and she went back to her nest. Realizing she would stay there, took 7 eggs and put them under her and brought the other two in the house and placed in the incubator. Going to check on her in a while and try to move the cage over to cover her nest. If I cant move her to the cage, move the cage to her, right? The eggs I have hatched from her this year (she is only a year old) have produced wonder poults that are active and grow well, so far. So Im excited about having more, and allowing her to raise them will be special, too.
Figured I would share this with others so they could learn, and maybe some one that has more experience than me can give me some additional advice.
Thanks.
Clay
