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My turkey hen was sitting on eggs, hers and the chickens as everyone lays in the same nest. Hers are not fertilized, but she is faithful. Annoys the other hens as they can’t get in to lay their eggs

My turkey also stands in the water bowl, and the pond. I live in Florida so it is usually warm here.

Hi will, welcome. This is where I go to get in touch with other chicken people and to learn how to do it right!

I was going to let mine hatch the chicken eggs. There is no make turkey. I guess I need to get her eggs so they don’t rot. Just thought of that.

My turkey hen is about the same age, no male turkey but she is sitting on everyone’s eggs. There is lots of clucking going on as the others want to lay, there and only there, as usual. Today the sexlink was squoze in near front of the nest. I guess this is a common behavior judging by the above...

Your chickens are lovely

I have a small flock of 3 hens and found that two roosters were too much for the hens. The hens had many feathers missing and showed blood. So I culled a rooster. I believe that in a larger flock you may not experience this. I didn’t when I had 3 times as many birds.

That was to be chickles and duckles, what I call the youngest members. Also nursing a hen after a dog attack. She is much better, and laying eggs again. Still living in the garage and in front of house in the long grass and shrubbery but much better

Yes, still have birds and a turkey! And chickles and suckles. Working on getting my homemade pond back to clear after a duck invasion(ate all the hyacinth) and heat of Florida sun. “Shirley the turkle” is presenting me with 4 eggs a week. And I learned from this great group that the turkey is...

My young Turk also stands in the large water bins and in the duck pond. I think she is a very smart girl (Vera Sheryl).

I hope your baby gets better. I don’t know enough to give any advice.

They do have real duck food. The other foods are add ones. I thought it was a given.

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