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<blockquote data-quote="Setterman" data-source="post: 1923616" data-attributes="member: 8139"><p>If you had breeding shifting all over based on weather or whatever, then having hens trying to nest and raising poults too early would result in lost hatches. If you had hens trying to nest and raise poults too late, then the young birds would not be mature enough to survive winter.</p><p></p><p>Timing is everything, and turkeys that hatch too early have a smaller chance of survival, and the same goes for birds which hatch too late.</p><p></p><p>The timing is set to give the young birds the best chance to survive, post cold snaps and pre fall/winter. That is why breeding is set based on photo period (length of days), and has nothing to do with temps. Breeding takes place within days of the previous years.</p><p></p><p>Just how nature works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Setterman, post: 1923616, member: 8139"] If you had breeding shifting all over based on weather or whatever, then having hens trying to nest and raising poults too early would result in lost hatches. If you had hens trying to nest and raise poults too late, then the young birds would not be mature enough to survive winter. Timing is everything, and turkeys that hatch too early have a smaller chance of survival, and the same goes for birds which hatch too late. The timing is set to give the young birds the best chance to survive, post cold snaps and pre fall/winter. That is why breeding is set based on photo period (length of days), and has nothing to do with temps. Breeding takes place within days of the previous years. Just how nature works. [/QUOTE]
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