She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[RubyNala97]

Nope, the girls are BSL, EE, and OEGB, but the OEGB aren't laying right now. Think trimming the roo would help? 
-Banti

You could. I've talk to a few silkie breeders that were having issues with fertility and they trimmed the males and females and fertility went way up. Just a thought. I always seem to have to many boys so I haven't had to try it yet!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

One

for the

One

for the Muahahaha!

You don't like my evil laugh????

 

[BantyChooks]

You could. I've talk to a few silkie breeders that were having issues with fertility and they trimmed the males and females and fertility went way up. Just a thought. I always seem to have to many boys so I haven't had to try it yet!

He does have a very fluffy butt, lol- I'll give it a try and hope it improves hatch rates.
-Banti

 

[WalnutHill]

Here is a shot of a couple of my turkey babies at one week. The big guy is 175g...

 

[Ravynscroft]

Here is a shot of a couple of my turkey babies at one week. The big guy is 175g...

 

[Ravynscroft]

He does have a very fluffy butt, lol- I'll give it a try and hope it improves hatch rates.
-Banti

Bubbles, I just had another thought I had forgotten about... it's been cold there lately, right? Cold makes the lil' swimmers, uh, 'slow down'... so he may be doing the job, but they might not have the energy to hit the bullseye...

 

[WVduckchick]

x2!

Yall are REALLY making me want to hatch turkeys again!!

 

[Tumbling K]

are turkey eggs similar to hatching chickens?

 

[rossfam06]

are turkey eggs similar to hatching chickens?

They just take longer to hatch! !

 

[scflock]

Lockdown stats from last night:
Not good, but better than the last one.
14/27 total
10/11 from the splash pen
4/16 from the black. 4/16 makes me think one hen started submitting first. I've seen him with all of them in the last few weeks, and I will start collecting his eggs again today for the weekend set, so hopefully the extra 4 weeks gave him a little time to spread the