Early last spring I ordered Bourbon Red and Midget White hatching eggs and eventually wound up with 18 turkeys. I didn't expect anyone to start laying until spring and haven't separated the two varieties completely yet. Lo and behold, my MW hens started laying about 1 1/2 months ago. The temptation was just too great and I put 17 eggs into an incubator. At 2 weeks I had 13 viable eggs which are due to hatch this Saturday. Came home from a sportsmen's show a little while ago and was welcomed home by a brand new poult! Several more are pipping already also.
Looks like my MW hen was bred by the BR tom. Since these will be table birds I didn't care if they were mixed. Come very early spring I'll separate out the two varieties. So cute... thanks for letting me share my excitement!
Looks like my MW hen was bred by the BR tom. Since these will be table birds I didn't care if they were mixed. Come very early spring I'll separate out the two varieties. So cute... thanks for letting me share my excitement!
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