My Dad called me Tuesday Feb 20th and said he scared a hen off a nest beside an old barn. Nest had 2 eggs in it. Going over this weekend to look for myself. This is in east central MS. South of Meridian. Seems crazy to me

We’ve had spring weather for a month.
My pear trees started blooming last week.

Well - you need to inform her that she needs a lot of permission to do that, this early and well before her sisters to the north. University science, the government, Chamberlain and others, anti hunters on aldeer - I mean, it’s a hassle to get cleared to nest this early

I am curious though if it’s legit.

Curious when the nest would hatch off? First week of April giving her time to lay 10-12 more eggs?

It happens every year in south Alabama. These warm periods in February have always kicked it off. By March 25th the birds are already well on their way and probably completed one cycle

This would be unusually early for a hen to be laying, but I’m sure it could happen. That would be first of April hatching.

This is not what studys show. All show breeding/nesting in South Alabama at about the same time as North Bama

What studies? Post them. Post all the studies, every single one of them.

it’s like the same ones that said the covid vaccine was 100% safe.

I've seen Doves on the nest the second week of February.....why not Turkeys?

Because turkeys aren't doves??? As I stated above, may could happen. It would be highly unusual tho.

We've seen pictures of poults posted here very early in the season. That hen likely would have been setting by March 10, just a few days before the old start of the season. I think it's unusual, but not real unusual. It's my understanding that the turkey research that was going to prove that we needed to wait to start turkey season hasn't been at all successful in proving that. I'm gonna start a new thread asking about it.

I've personally seen poults 1st of may for sure. I've never seen any prior, but that doesn't mean they don't happen.

Let’s say you had a turkey strutting with 10 hens now, how long will they stay with those hens before he moves on. It’s 30+ days before season.

Not saying it has anything remotely related to this, but the post reminded me of the vulture eggs that my son found in a shooting house on the last day of the season this year. They may lay year round, I don't know.

I mean hard to argue with someone seeing it with their own eyes unless just flat out lying.

Been seeing strutting for a few weeks now but that’s nothing out of the ordinary really

Hall you need me to go up and check on your place this weekend?

I mean, Hall… you need me to go up and check on your place this weekend.

Don’t worry they disappear when turkey season hits…mainly because I empty out those big metal things and don’t think the neighbors do!

Still waiting. You said studies, plural. Link them, post pics of them, whatever you need to do. We want to read all of them, and the definitive conclusions. Surely a fellow wouldn’t post what you posted, without knowing where to find all theses definitive findings.