Boll Weevil
Well-Known Member
^ Very interesting and thanks for expounding. Totally anecdotal but I noticed something on the now 11yr journey to build the flock on my place. The first few years only saw a few more hens here and there and then maybe 6-7 years in things just exploded. There were bunches of hens 10, 15, 20 at a time. that's when the numbers really started to boom. While I'm sure it was a combination of actions that contributed, the "critical mass" of hens to nest must have kicked in. Nesting success was finally outpacing mortality and the "turkey factory" was cranking.