Turkeys still sitting on eggs

aputnam

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My turkey is still sitting on her eggs after 35 days. Do I take the unhatched eggs away from her? Or will she eventually figure out that none of them made it and leave her be?
 
I would remove the eggs and break her broodiness.
I have a friend that never broke her broody hens from sitting, whether the eggs were fertile or not.
Her turkey hen stayed broody for 2 or 3 months. Eventually the turkey couldn't move.
After $4,000 of vet bills and physical therapy, the turkey died anyway.

You have to put a setter you want to break into a wire bottom elevated cage to get cool air to the bottom. After a few days, the hormones will stop. The longer they're broody, the longer it takes.
 
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