- Apr 7, 2013
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Well I have 12 Eastern Wild and Merriam turkey hens and I'm having issues with laying, now that its that time of the year...
It seems that since they are all in a mixed flock the hens just couldn't be bothered to find a secluded place to lay their eggs. Instead I'm finding eggs in random high traffic areas. It just seems like they will drop an egg without a second thought. I've put out several clutches with fake eggs to try to entice (teach?) the hens to lay in a bundle as opposed to random places, but without luck. I now have to do an egg rescue search about 2-3 times per day or they will trample the orphaned eggs!
Second issue is that since they are being 'dropped' in any old place, they get wet and soiled.
Do I lightly rinse them? how do I deal with this?
Before I put the eggs in the incubator I put a small date mark on them. Can I use crayon?
It seems that since they are all in a mixed flock the hens just couldn't be bothered to find a secluded place to lay their eggs. Instead I'm finding eggs in random high traffic areas. It just seems like they will drop an egg without a second thought. I've put out several clutches with fake eggs to try to entice (teach?) the hens to lay in a bundle as opposed to random places, but without luck. I now have to do an egg rescue search about 2-3 times per day or they will trample the orphaned eggs!
Second issue is that since they are being 'dropped' in any old place, they get wet and soiled.
Do I lightly rinse them? how do I deal with this?
Before I put the eggs in the incubator I put a small date mark on them. Can I use crayon?
