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Re: hen on nest already [Re: Buckwheat] #4089578
02/24/24 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Buckwheat
I've seen Doves on the nest the second week of February.....why not Turkeys?



Hell dove lay 5 or 6 times a year

Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4089582
02/24/24 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by filespinner
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



Be about month early or so here . From laying to hatching its about 6 weeks

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Re: hen on nest already [Re: Ben2] #4089930
02/25/24 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben2
Originally Posted by Forrestgump1
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 is not what studys show. All show breeding/nesting in South Alabama at about the same time as North Bama


I believe you are talking about the peak nesting period that seems to hit around 4/15-4/20 in AL. But we know that there are some hens still on the nest all the way to August, so there could be some on the nest as early as February and it wouldn't change the peak nesting date. I think they are no different than bass, with some spawning early and some much later.

Someone posted a picture of poults in early April here; I believe it was last season. And someone posted a pic of some chicken size poults in March, and it was from north AL. Maybe they will see this and repost.

Turkeys don't read books and they do whatever they wanna do.

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Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4089933
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first part of april last year

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Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4090073
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Buddy watched one across the street yesterday breed a hen. Had one last year on the nest the 1st week of March. Also had some poults barely 1/2 the size of their momma the week of Thanksgiving.

Re: hen on nest already [Re: hallb] #4090148
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Originally Posted by hallb
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!

He didn’t say when season opened…he said this weekend😜. They look ripe for harvest.

Re: hen on nest already [Re: crocker] #4090192
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Originally Posted by crocker
Originally Posted by hallb
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!

He didn’t say when season opened…he said this weekend😜. They look ripe for harvest.


Crocker is picking up what I’m laying down

Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4090502
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Thanks for the picture, Frankie, that was one that I remembered.


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Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4090788
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I have free range birds and saw the hen slippin off across the road this morning
I suspect she is layin em somewhere . We’ll see

Re: hen on nest already [Re: Frankie] #4091846
02/27/24 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankie
first part of april last year

[Linked Image]


If that is a cell phone pic it will have a date. I know of a researcher or 2 that would like to see it (they NEED to see it ;)). I had someone send me a pic last year of a flying poult in mid April as well. It definitely happens!! Good pic!
I had this discussion with a turkey researcher last week about how the telemetry data (hens with radios) don't do a good job of picking up the outliers in nesting - those few that are nesting very early and those nesting very late. They do a great job of picking up the "norms" and developing a good bell curve of the dates the majority nest and hatch.


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Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4091853
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I’ve had ppl send me pics of several day old poults the last few years in late March to early April, so they began nest initiation in late February most likely. I’ve also taken pics of flightless poults in early September, which was likely a third nesting attempt.

Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4091947
02/28/24 05:32 AM
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gobbler , picture was taken 4/14/23 at 9:57


you go back about 6 weeks that put her starting to lay about first of march and bred late February . going by my thinking



course theres a chance she was never bred . lol



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Re: hen on nest already [Re: Mbrock] #4091950
02/28/24 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Mbrock
I’ve had ppl send me pics of several day old poults the last few years in late March to early April, so they began nest initiation in late February most likely. I’ve also taken pics of flightless poults in early September, which was likely a third nesting attempt.



ive seen them late like that too . not a whole lot though

Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4092058
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I've seen late poults many times. Frankie's picture is two weeks or so earlier than I have seen "early" poults. Thanks for the photo Frankie, pretty cool!

Re: hen on nest already [Re: filespinner] #4092104
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Here's a picture I took 8/22/23. Sorry the quality is poor, but if you expand it you can see the runt turkey. There's about 25 in the group and they are virtually grown except for the one. He wasn't even as big as a chicken, and I assume he was the sole survivor of a late clutch. I saw them several other times and he wasn't well treated by the rest of them. If still alive, he is likely a sociopathic turkey due to the bad treatment he received growing up. smile

He is just in front of the red piece of farm equipment.

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Re: hen on nest already [Re: Pwyse] #4092735
02/28/24 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Pwyse
I mean, Hall… you need me to go up and check on your place this weekend.


No, no he doesn’t!

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