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Poults on camera, May 13 2018
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<blockquote data-quote="woodsman04" data-source="post: 4613572" data-attributes="member: 19488"><p>Fairly early, but I have seen them on camera May the 5th at the earliest, which was two springs ago. This is the third year in a row that my small farm in Giles county has had some poults. I do all of my habitat work for wild turkeys, and it may be working some. </p><p>Couldn't tell how many for sure it was, I know I counted 7, so at least that many. Hopefully 3 will make it, but would not be surprised if 0 made it. Another cool tidbit, the hen has a beard....I legally coulda killed her if I would have ever seen her, which I never saw her hunting and wouldn't have anyways.....</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, The poults were no taller than where her spur nub would be, probably shorter than that. For easy math, let's say they are three days old. Hatched May 10th, minus 28 days(I believe incubation is 28 or maybe 26?) equals so incubation probably started on about April 12th. Let's say she had 12 eggs, which I believe is about an average clutch, lay an egg every 25 hours, (I think that's right) so we are looking at being fertilized sometime in late March.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In no way am I saying all poults are hatched now (which is what the TN turkey Facebook googans say.) I know this is early. I suspect most hatch in my area around Memorial Day. </p><p></p><p>I still propose season open around April 10th or so.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodsman04, post: 4613572, member: 19488"] Fairly early, but I have seen them on camera May the 5th at the earliest, which was two springs ago. This is the third year in a row that my small farm in Giles county has had some poults. I do all of my habitat work for wild turkeys, and it may be working some. Couldn’t tell how many for sure it was, I know I counted 7, so at least that many. Hopefully 3 will make it, but would not be surprised if 0 made it. Another cool tidbit, the hen has a beard....I legally coulda killed her if I would have ever seen her, which I never saw her hunting and wouldn’t have anyways..... Anyhow, The poults were no taller than where her spur nub would be, probably shorter than that. For easy math, let’s say they are three days old. Hatched May 10th, minus 28 days(I believe incubation is 28 or maybe 26?) equals so incubation probably started on about April 12th. Let’s say she had 12 eggs, which I believe is about an average clutch, lay an egg every 25 hours, (I think that’s right) so we are looking at being fertilized sometime in late March. In no way am I saying all poults are hatched now (which is what the TN turkey Facebook googans say.) I know this is early. I suspect most hatch in my area around Memorial Day. I still propose season open around April 10th or so. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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