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Ran across a turkey nest today. 21 eggs in it. I was suprised, with the cold weather and such, I didn't think they'd started laying already, let alone have a nest full!
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Would mean they stated laying at least 21 days ago...
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If you ran the hen off she won't come back. If interested you can incubate the eggs w/ an incubator. I hatched 7 of 9 eggs last year.
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4.5 acre woodland pond constructed Feb 2011
- began fill Aug 25 - full pool Nov 18
- fish stocked Oct 25: 1200 Shellcracker; 3800 bluegill bream; 500 channel catfish
May 2012: 500 LMB May 2012; 50 "permitted" sterile grass carp.
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If you ran the hen off she won't come back. If interested you can incubate the eggs w/ an incubator. I hatched 7 of 9 eggs last year. Well, crap. That wasn't what I wanted to hear. I never saw her until she flew away. She was maybe 30' away and I had my back to her. You could say I jumped a bit - it sounded like the woods exploded behind me.
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She will be back...I have jumped many turkeys morel hunting only to see them back on the nest the same day...
IIRC, I read that mature birds will almost always return...Young ones are the ones to most likely abandon nest...21 eggs would make me think she is mature...
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Same here, I have jumped many of them and they return.
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This one didn't get away! Now just need some Morels to go with it!   Grilled turkey breast and grilled broccoli
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