She has at least 4. This is from our GA property.

Good Deal!! Dated a Girl from White Plains Long Ago.....Debbie Lowe.....Quite Frisky and aimed to Please!!

She had 8-10 quail size. I thought it was quail until
I saw her

Just got pics of my first they were pretty good size close to flying if not already. Only thing is I only saw maybe 5-6 in the pic and 3 hens. Maybe there were more couldn’t see.

Son sent me a vid from lauderdale co of a hen with 8-10 poults. Said they flew up in the trees as he drove by

Saw 5 broods over the last few days.

Good numbers of poults

Been seeing numerous poults lately. 3 hens had about 15-20 this morning. Little bigger than quail.
But also saw 3 busted eggs scattered

Daughter in law just sent a video of a hen with poults and it looked like a covey of quail with them flying in all different directions! 😍

my property in bibb co. going to place a few more cams in different areas tom morning

Just about every hen I saw in the SMNF this week had young poults

We went to put corn out for hogs this morning and ran a hen out of the grass field. Shortly afterwards, we could hear poults chirping in the woods where she entered.

By the shop. They’re hanging on this side of the trace. About 20 poults and now 4 hens with them.

Saw my first poults yesterday. They were half the size of a quail or smaller.

Wednesday afternoon, I saw two hens that both had chicken sized poults.
Thursday morning I bumped a hen off a nest with eggs.
All in Choctaw County.

Saw the smallest polts I’ve ever seen yesterday crossing the highway on a back road. They were the size of a baby chick. Usually they’re at least as big as a quail. Had to been born yesterday. They hunkered down in the middle of the road when I came by. Tiny.
The momma stepped off to the side, then came back out after we passed.
So born on 6/26-6/27 pretty late isn’t it?

I had 11 hatch out monday from a nest on one side of my house and found a hen that had been killed off the nest Wednesday morning on the opposite side of the house. I thought it was strange for both to be nesting this late especially this close to my house

Nah they gobble/strut and breed whenever they find hens. May breeding is common

Sounds like you need to set up on your back porch come Turkey season! 😂

I saw a hen today (July 12) with at least 4 poults in Baldwin County. They were smaller than a tennis ball. I saw some a month ago larger than grown chickens. The ones today must have been a second attempt.

Saw two hens on one of my properties yesterday that had over a dozen poults.
The poults were about this same size.
I burned this tract back in March, so I’m glad to see it paying off.

Finally!! Gotta go in extra varmint mode!!

Great pic Ridge!

Saw some that size today
Saw some a few days ago that couldn’t fly yet
Overall I’ve been seeing more than usual and at an older age class so early hatch did well in the rain.

Awesome rainy Sunday ! Hens bought poults to the hay fields. 1 hen with 7 , 2 hens with 10 and 3 hens with 11. 28 total ! We have seen a hen with 8 so I’m not sure if she was one of those or those are all new . Chicken size on the poults .

I saw 2 hens yesterday. One had 4 the other 6. All the poults were very small. Large quail or small chukar size. Also saw a group of 8 longbeards. They were all full size 😄.

Why so many poults this year?

What can be attributed to the large numbers across the board tit seems. Is this just an Alabama thing or southern happening?
Is it just normal fluctuations or is there an actual reason?

Personally I’m of the opinion it’s like the ruffed grouse population swings up north. They seem to be in a 8 year swing. Riding and falling for no reason to why than it just happens is what I was told way back in the early 2000s.

I’m sure there are local reasoning but this seems to be across the board this year.
It as a very wet spring and always heard that was bad for turkeys and poults in particular

So what gives

Saw a hen with one poult the other morning. Poult was just old enough to fly.

I've seen more poults and jakes in KY this summer than I've seen the past 10yrs combined during the same time of year

Moving the season will be the stated reason by the department. And with as much proof as they had to delay it!

Saw 2 hens with 12/13 poults this morning. 7 of em were 1/2 the size of the hens the others looked were a little bigger that a quail.