male turkey on chicken eggs ?,,,,,*UPDATED*

[lacyloo]

i found out last week that my male turkey waz sitting on 5 chicken eggs a canndled them last night and they were all fertile !!!! i waz wondering is this naturall ???.

 

[lacyloo]

heres a pic.

 

[Chelly]

Thats pretty neat!
Sorry I don't know if thats normal or not...

 

[justusnak]

Natural?? Hmmm, not sure...but its pretty neat!! Keep us informed....when they hatch.

 

[Critter Crazy]

hmmm...never een that one before, but it is pretty neat! will be pretty neat if they hatch out!

 

[DuckLady]

I don't know if it is normal, but it is adorable!

PS, I edited your post to make the pic show.

 

[lacyloo]

ok its about the thired week from the turkey first started sitting on the eggs ,today i went to check on him and

he hatched one of the babie chicks.but because we have LOTS OF CATS I WAZ FORCED IN TO MOVING THE CHICK in with my broody hens wich as of today has hatched out to little bantam chickes

I WILL POST SOME PICS OF THE BABIE AS SOON AS I GIT SOME BATTERYS !

 

[Critter Crazy]

Congrats Papa Turkey!! Job Well Done!!

 

[Turkeytruff]

that's terrific! yes, pictures please!

 

[Celie]

Ahhh, Mother Nature at her finest!! A maturnal Tom, I love it!!! That's fantastic!!!