As some who read these boards know, Pearl, my hen hatch 10 chickens and 3 turkeys out. 1 chick and 2 of the turkeys did not make it She did this in stages: 1 turkey poult the weekend of June 11 which died. I was then gone for 10 days, but my better half said he did not see any more, but then he did not see the chickens laying eggs in her nest either. Then she hatched out 2 turkey poults and 5 chicks the weekend of June 25, I took those from her as she still had more eggs. The following weekend she hatched out 5 more chicks. I then decide to put the first 5 and the turkey poult back with her. She readily excepted the chicks, with no issue but rejected the turkey poult with a passion.
Now she bristles and rushes the fence every time my almost 2 month old turkey poult walks by the confinement. But has not one issue with the 30 chickens (10 of them about the age of 2 months, nor the 2 ducks, or the 4 geese) Plus the past 2 days has left her chicks to go "steal" my bantam hens nest. I have to physically remove her from the nest and take her back to her area.
Has anyone else had this behavior occur, and what, if anything, can I do to break her of the nest stealing habit? I gave up on the giving her real baby back. It is an inside bird now, with a new baby turkey I bought to keep it company.
Thank you for any input.
Crickett
Now she bristles and rushes the fence every time my almost 2 month old turkey poult walks by the confinement. But has not one issue with the 30 chickens (10 of them about the age of 2 months, nor the 2 ducks, or the 4 geese) Plus the past 2 days has left her chicks to go "steal" my bantam hens nest. I have to physically remove her from the nest and take her back to her area.
Has anyone else had this behavior occur, and what, if anything, can I do to break her of the nest stealing habit? I gave up on the giving her real baby back. It is an inside bird now, with a new baby turkey I bought to keep it company.
Thank you for any input.
Crickett
