Yep, looks like my bunch of eggs too. :/This is what eggs I have gotten from my Red Bourbons in the picture I did not know there was such a difference in the colors. If the weather would straighten up and stay warm for more than a day out of every 5. Today it has snowed 5 days ago it was in the 70s what the heck.
This will definitely slow down egg production. 
And I would feel bad to deny them the chance to hatch some gosling, oops, I mean poults. 
Well, today I awoke to find my biggest, loveliest, most dominant tom dead in the yard. His head and breast were completely eaten, bones and all, and it looked like he was dragged a good way, so I think it was a fox or coyote. Poor boy, he usually roosted in the tree (they ignore the house we built for them) but his friend, our other tom, sometimes refused to roost and instead laid on the ground, so he would stay with him on the ground rather than leaving him. I think the fox or whatever it was simply snatched him off the ground. I usually chase them up into the tree when they do this, but last night I didn't. RIP big guy. What meat that was left (a good bit, the legs, etc) we salvaged for our dogs.
Later today, however, I found something which almost made me cry. My Royal Palm hen has been disappearing into a briar thicket the past few days, so I thought I would check it out. Lo and behold, there was a nest with 5 eggs. These eggs are what's left of the tom I lost; he was the one who always mated with the hen, and did not allow the other near her. So, if these hatch( I plan on collecting more if she lays more), I'll have a little piece of my tom to live on.
Well, today I awoke to find my biggest, loveliest, most dominant tom dead in the yard. His head and breast were completely eaten, bones and all, and it looked like he was dragged a good way, so I think it was a fox or coyote. Poor boy, he usually roosted in the tree (they ignore the house we built for them) but his friend, our other tom, sometimes refused to roost and instead laid on the ground, so he would stay with him on the ground rather than leaving him. I think the fox or whatever it was simply snatched him off the ground. I usually chase them up into the tree when they do this, but last night I didn't. RIP big guy. What meat that was left (a good bit, the legs, etc) we salvaged for our dogs.
Later today, however, I found something which almost made me cry. My Royal Palm hen has been disappearing into a briar thicket the past few days, so I thought I would check it out. Lo and behold, there was a nest with 5 eggs. These eggs are what's left of the tom I lost; he was the one who always mated with the hen, and did not allow the other near her. So, if these hatch( I plan on collecting more if she lays more), I'll have a little piece of my tom to live on.
I'm also very sorry about your loss. Good luck with the eggs, keep us posted.Well, today I awoke to find my biggest, loveliest, most dominant tom dead in the yard. His head and breast were completely eaten, bones and all, and it looked like he was dragged a good way, so I think it was a fox or coyote. Poor boy, he usually roosted in the tree (they ignore the house we built for them) but his friend, our other tom, sometimes refused to roost and instead laid on the ground, so he would stay with him on the ground rather than leaving him. I think the fox or whatever it was simply snatched him off the ground. I usually chase them up into the tree when they do this, but last night I didn't. RIP big guy. What meat that was left (a good bit, the legs, etc) we salvaged for our dogs.
Later today, however, I found something which almost made me cry. My Royal Palm hen has been disappearing into a briar thicket the past few days, so I thought I would check it out. Lo and behold, there was a nest with 5 eggs. These eggs are what's left of the tom I lost; he was the one who always mated with the hen, and did not allow the other near her. So, if these hatch( I plan on collecting more if she lays more), I'll have a little piece of my tom to live on.
I can only say what I've done. I live in the very southern part of the Finger Lakes in NY(no where near NYC) Blackhead is not an issue here. I know lots of people who raise them together, including me. I raised mine together until I saw the turkeys being mean to the chickens. They foraged together and roosted together. I would check with your county agriculture clerk and ask. They don't care who you are or even ask questions. I had also asked about buying chicks and hatching eggs and have them shipped to my PO. She advised me to buy them from a hatchery because they were state tested and would have given new chicks vaccines. (I never did though) I'd rather see them with more room than no air space.
Update time. I'm up to 5 out and 1 more pipping. Unfortunately had to perform a turkey c-section on last two so we'll see how they are in the morning. oh and it's only day 27.
