What do I do?

[lorihadams]

My neighbor just called my husband and said he found a wild turkey nest on his property but the mama is no where in sight....he wants to bring us the eggs to put in our incubator but I have never done turkeys before and we did not have a good rate with our incubator the last time we did duck eggs....we just couldn't keep the humidity up. I have two light brahma hens that are prone to broodiness though....do you think I could get one of them to sit on them if i separated her out with the eggs???

Lord, the things I get myself into.....

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Leave them where they are at. It's not legal that I know of anywhere to plunder wild turkey nests. Mama may come back to her nest if it's not disturbed.

 

[lorihadams]

See, I told him to tell him that but if he shows up with eggs I don't want to let them go to waste....I would love to release them back into the woods behind my house.

 

[Dogfish]

Leave them. Picking up the eggs makes as much sense rescuing a seal pup from the beach, or a fawn left in the woods. Neither need rescuing, nor do the eggs.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Leave the eggs where they are. The hen will be back. They will be released back into the woods when the hen hatches them.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[ScrambledGreg]

Yeah - when I'm out hunting I find turkey nests all the time...just leave it be and the hen will come back.