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And on my way and headed back home I saw more freaking hens with poults than I've seen in a longtime. In one field there was a hen that was leading a group of 15 quail sized ones and another one in that same field had 11 with her.

Pretty impressive to say the least, and I just hope the remainder of the state has seen that good of production with the almost perfect weather we've experienced so far
 
Last time I was in Columbia I was fishing the creek and saw 4 hens with no poults. But there are far more than 4 hens in that area so I know I just wasn't seeing the ones that did have babies. No shortage in that county
 
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This will make 3 years in a row of stellar hatches in my area...little baby timberchickens are everywhere.
 
I presume that your "perfect weather" has come and gone. Last week or 10 days, West Tennessee, including "my" area along the west bank of the Tennessee river has been one flash flood warning after another. Basically two inches plus of rain each and every day! And I assume that these systems have moved eastward to the remaining parts of the state. But maybe I don't know what "perfect weather" is.
 
I know flooding can wipe out nests. But poults can fly pretty soon after they hatch, so couldn't they fly to safety from the storms?
 
Rockhound said:
Uh... if you look at the date his original post was 1 week prior to the severe weather. ..
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I understand, but the ones that I saw during the "perfect weather" were tiny. They didn't turn into super poults in a week's time.
 
catman529 said:
I know flooding can wipe out nests. But poults can fly pretty soon after they hatch, so couldn't they fly to safety from the storms?
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From flooding yes, but cold(cool)and heavy rains can do a number on the youngest of poults.
 
4onaside said:
I presume that your "perfect weather" has come and gone. Last week or 10 days, West Tennessee, including "my" area along the west bank of the Tennessee river has been one flash flood warning after another. Basically two inches plus of rain each and every day! And I assume that these systems have moved eastward to the remaining parts of the state. But maybe I don't know what "perfect weather" is.
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I guess you were unable to comprehend that the date I posted that was prior to the rain events you all suffered. In East TN the weather has been and stayed perfect pretty much all spring up until today.

Maybe you should take all things into consideration before inserting your foot into your mouth and looking like a fool.
 
Google "The Wild Turkey: Biology and Management by James G. Dickson" and go to page 138. Some interesting research on poult survival and spring/summer rain that I didn't know before and thought would interest others.

We have certainly had a ton of rain in these parts of late...I sure hope the lil'guys did ok.
 
Setterman said:
4onaside said:
I presume that your "perfect weather" has come and gone. Last week or 10 days, West Tennessee, including "my" area along the west bank of the Tennessee river has been one flash flood warning after another. Basically two inches plus of rain each and every day! And I assume that these systems have moved eastward to the remaining parts of the state. But maybe I don't know what "perfect weather" is.
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I guess you were unable to comprehend that the date I posted that was prior to the rain events you all suffered. In East TN the weather has been and stayed perfect pretty much all spring up until today.

Maybe you should take all things into consideration before inserting your foot into your mouth and looking like a fool.
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Maybe you should read my subsequent posts before your usual arrogant name calling. Assuming that you can read, it might do you some good to read what Boll Weevil posted before you once again fall into your usual personal insult mode. Nah, you know everything there is to know about turkey biology. My bad.
 
4onaside said:
Setterman said:
4onaside said:
I presume that your "perfect weather" has come and gone. Last week or 10 days, West Tennessee, including "my" area along the west bank of the Tennessee river has been one flash flood warning after another. Basically two inches plus of rain each and every day! And I assume that these systems have moved eastward to the remaining parts of the state. But maybe I don't know what "perfect weather" is.
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I guess you were unable to comprehend that the date I posted that was prior to the rain events you all suffered. In East TN the weather has been and stayed perfect pretty much all spring up until today.

Maybe you should take all things into consideration before inserting your foot into your mouth and looking like a fool.
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Maybe you should read my subsequent posts before your usual arrogant name calling. Assuming that you can read, it might do you some good to read what Boll Weevil posted before you once again fall into your usual personal insult mode. Nah, you know everything there is to know about turkey biology. My bad.
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In simple terms your post was completely unnecessary unless you were looking for a fight. I'm happy to shred you anytime, but this is just idiotic to turn a post about seeing a ton of poults into a war.

Frankly, I'm not going to waste the time.
 
First of all,if you spend as much time as you do on this forum, you have more than enough time to "waste". The adverse young poult rains came, what three days after your post? Like Yogi says, "it ain't over till its over". I read the post after the rains had started, but not that long after you had posted, so it was a different set of circumstances. It really wasn't my intent to pick a fight. But, however knowledgeable a turkey person that you may be, and I don't question that you are, you really need to work on your people skills. If you can't talk in a civil manner to people then shut up!
 
4onaside said:
First of all,if you spend as much time as you do on this forum, you have more than enough time to "waste". The adverse young poult rains came, what three days after your post? Like Yogi says, "it ain't over till its over". I read the post after the rains had started, but not that long after you had posted, so it was a different set of circumstances. It really wasn't my intent to pick a fight. But, however knowledgeable a turkey person that you may be, and I don't question that you are, you really need to work on your people skills. If you can't talk in a civil manner to people then shut up!
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Pot meet kettle. Reread the thread, pretty sure you were the first and only one to start firing shots.

By wasting my time I was referring to sparring with you anymore about my original post.

People skills, bwahahahaha. I'm not a politician and am not working towards a diploma in the school of charm
 
Ok poults, lets calm down now.....

Lol

I saw a hen without poults up here in New Jersey yesterday. But who cares, this ain't Tennessee
 
Setterman said:
4onaside said:
First of all,if you spend as much time as you do on this forum, you have more than enough time to "waste". The adverse young poult rains came, what three days after your post? Like Yogi says, "it ain't over till its over". I read the post after the rains had started, but not that long after you had posted, so it was a different set of circumstances. It really wasn't my intent to pick a fight. But, however knowledgeable a turkey person that you may be, and I don't question that you are, you really need to work on your people skills. If you can't talk in a civil manner to people then shut up!
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Pot meet kettle. Reread the thread, pretty sure you were the first and only one to start firing shots.

By wasting my time I was referring to sparring with you anymore about my original post.

People skills, bwahahahaha. I'm not a politician and am not working towards a diploma in the school of charm
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No one will EVER accuse you of being skilled in charm, so a diploma is out of the question. Just for the .... of it though, and I ought to know better than to ask you a civil question, do you still think that this was a perfect poult spring with the outset of the rain, wind and cold that commenced less than a week after your post?
 
4onaside said:
Setterman said:
4onaside said:
First of all,if you spend as much time as you do on this forum, you have more than enough time to "waste". The adverse young poult rains came, what three days after your post? Like Yogi says, "it ain't over till its over". I read the post after the rains had started, but not that long after you had posted, so it was a different set of circumstances. It really wasn't my intent to pick a fight. But, however knowledgeable a turkey person that you may be, and I don't question that you are, you really need to work on your people skills. If you can't talk in a civil manner to people then shut up!
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Pot meet kettle. Reread the thread, pretty sure you were the first and only one to start firing shots.

By wasting my time I was referring to sparring with you anymore about my original post.

People skills, bwahahahaha. I'm not a politician and am not working towards a diploma in the school of charm
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No one will EVER accuse you of being skilled in charm, so a diploma is out of the question. Just for the .... of it though, and I ought to know better than to ask you a civil question, do you still think that this was a perfect poult spring with the outset of the rain, wind and cold that commenced less than a week after your post?
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Yes, I do think we've had a very good hatch so far this spring. I drive about 1000 miles a week and have seen more poults than I can ever remember. Not only seeing bunches, but routinely seeing hens with 10 or more in tow. It's been great for a large portion of the state in terms of weather. Enough rain to keep things green and the bugs happy, but not to the point of hurting poult production.

For a large chunk of the state we've had outstanding conditions thus far.
 

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