hatching with forced air or still air

[feedman77]

I have had hens strut when trying to show dominance. One of my narri hens last year would go into a full strut after being mated and strut and spit and the tom that mated her. And she
could hold it over 5 minutes.


I think they strut if stressed, mad, or scared. Seen them fluff at yard dog, squirrels, and an over amourous rooster.

 

[feedman77]

As far as late deaths could have been low humidity. Chick to weak to hatch. Bacteria. Temp. Hen nutrition. Any number of things.

My last hatch 5 of my birds eggs. 3 hatched. 1 pipped internal and passed. The other was positioned right but dead in shell.

 

[Jrose]

I raised 3 turkey poults last year. My first ones. One got attached to me real quick. I thought it was a male until she started laying eggs! At 4 weeks old she was strutting for me. She's a year old now, and any time I sit down near her she dances around me strutting, puffing, and 'tiptoeing' and cooing. She loves to be handled. Unfortunately she thinks I'm also Mr. Man and gets under my feet squatting constantly. I've got new eggs in the incubator now so one day she'll finally have her Tom

I've been told females strut for dominance but that isn't the only reason- my girl's just trying to impress me! My other hens won't have anything to do with me, but they do strut desperately for the roosters (and chace them around and demand things of them, the poor boys).

 

[MotherNature7]

what does this type of posturing mean? is this a friendly or aggressive movement?

 

[MotherNature7]

LOL! Well then Gus also lays eggs! . I think I read up to 3 weeks fertile? She no longer has a tom with her so I know she is the oe laying and is sitting on eggs now. Hopefully some were still fertile. Thanks for the breed info. All I knew is she was a turkey and she was big and heavy. She is beautiful and very friendly. easy to pick up and carry back to her own paddock.