Missing turkey??

[MissD'uccle]

Ok ya'll I need your opinions. I have a Royal Palm hen that has gone missing. I have a small flock of them and about a week ago I noticed that I was only getting one turkey egg a day, where I normally got three to four. Anyways, a couple days ago one of my hens went "missing". A second hen disappears during the day but comes back at night. The."missing" hen hasnt been back for four or five days. I have not found any signs of an attack, nor have I lost any other birds (chickens or turkey). Ideas? I'm hoping shes ok? Or should I stop being optimistic??

 

[MetalSmitten]

could she be broody, off on a hidden nest someplace?

 

[MissD'uccle]

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Thats what Im hoping?

This is my first spring with turkey and most of my free range chickens keep their nests pretty "findable" but I cant find the turkey. Are they hiders? LOL. I am surrounded by woods, do you think she would go into the woods to hide her nest? They dont normally go too far into them, but occasionally go into the edges.

 

[MetalSmitten]

i'm not sure, i've only had my turkeys for about 2 weeks and they're approximately that old also

but we've got wild turkeys around my property, and they always nest in the forest.

 

[MissD'uccle]

Haha! Ill hope then! And Im going on a super trek to see if I can find her this weekend! Would be awesome to find her on a nest!

 

[chicks4kids]

I'm going to guess she's broody. The weather is right and so is the season. It sounds like she was laying the eggs for a few days before she decided to set. Look for any lean-to's she may be able to nest under. I had a palm go broody under a piece of wood leaning up against the wall in the cluttered area of the "extra pile of materials" area.

Good luck in finding her!

 

[MissD'uccle]

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Thanks, I'll start the search looking for those types of areas! What a naughty turkey, running off and hiding so!

 

[cowdogcadillac]

I had a Royal Palm Tom leave for a few days but he just went out for a quart of milk and a pack of smokes. He showed up after a few days. She's probably hunkered down in the woods. Luckily it's a Royal Palm,maybe easier to find then a black and brown breed. Good Luck!!

 

[MissD'uccle]

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His hens must have been being particularly "broody"

 

[Breac]

One of my royal palms 'disappeared' after I let her free-range for a month or so. Turns out she had gone broody in a bush near the driveway and I never noticed until she gave up on the nest a few weeks later. I hope your turkey is in a similar situation!