My 19 old turkey hen is wanting to mate?!

[birdiefluff]

Hello all! My 19 week old broad breasted white turkey hen is I believe wanting to mate?! Can she be bred at that young? She was acting weird the past 2 days and would lay down in front of me and spread her wings out. I have 2 Tom's her age and I'm wondering if I can inseminate her from one of my Tom's? Is it hard to do? One of my other hens must've strained her right leg from jumping off of a trailer where they sleep at night and she had her 1 ml. of penicillin G tonight. Is there anything else yall would recommend?

 

[R2elk]

The broad breasted whites have been bred for early maturity. Over the last few years, there have been numerous reports of BBW hens laying their first egg at 5 months old.

It sounds like she is displaying a desire to mate and I am sure she is capable of being bred and then laying fertile eggs.

 

[birdiefluff]

The broad breasted whites have been bred for early maturity. Over the last few years, there have been numerous reports of BBW hens laying their first egg at 5 months old.

It sounds like she is displaying a desire to mate and I am sure she is capable of being bred and then laying fertile eggs.

She will be 5 months old the 26th of this month

 

[birdiefluff]

She will be 5 months old the 26th of this month

Is she too young at 4 months?

 

[R2elk]

Is she too young at 4 months?

If they can lay at 5 months, they can breed at 4 1/2 months.