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Pearlescent
In the Brooder
- Apr 17, 2024
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Ok, good. That’s the only thing my research told meNo need to cage a turkey hen to break the broodiness.
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Ok, good. That’s the only thing my research told meNo need to cage a turkey hen to break the broodiness.
She isn't fully broody or she wouldn't still be laying.I don’t really think that’s possible for me to do, cause that’s the only place she will lay. And she lays almost everyday so I wouldn’t want to make her feel like she couldn’t lay her eggs. I don’t wanna risk her getting egg bound.
If she is still laying eggs then she is not fully broodyI don’t directly have any, but I’m sure I could get some from someone locally. I want to make her stop being broody, but I don’t think it’d be good to put her in a cage for to long. She gets very angry and won’t settle if she doesn’t feel like she’s in a good place. I would rather let her hatch eggs than risk ruining my close bond with her due to cold water plunges or being kept in a cage.
Both strike at same moment againShe isn't fully broody or she wouldn't still be laying.
She isn't going to get egg bound by removing that box. She will find somewhere else to lay.
That's what they do with chickens, not turkeys. Most people want their turkeys to go broody, not break them from it.Ok, good. That’s the only thing my research told me