Found this today. Is it a hatched turkey egg. I put it together for pic.
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Found this today. Is it a hatched turkey egg. I put it together for pic.
shopson
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Just the one?
Setterman
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Hatched or busted by a predator? If there was only one it would be a strange clutch, and all eggs hatch at the same general time so if it were a typical hatch situation than there would have been others nearby.
Would be curious to know if there are others somewhere close, if so this would be good data. If not, I would by it is predation.
Would be curious to know if there are others somewhere close, if so this would be good data. If not, I would by it is predation.
Did you happen to look on the inside? If you did there should be a neat circle all the way around where the poult pecks it with his egg tooth. I am not doubting it a bit. I know a hen that has been setting and should be coming off the nest anyday now.
If it was by a predator shouldnt the egg have more damage than that?Raccoons and skunks are Heck on turkey eggs.Setterman said:
I will look closer it was laying next to trail through pines where i usually park my truck. I will look at it closer tomorrow.
stik
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question slightly off topic: i know some birds will eat the egg shells for the calcium and to clean up some. do turkeys?
Setterman
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timberjack86 said:
It just depends, I have documented all sorts of critters feeding on turkey eggs. Crows are really bad, and they will usually put one hole to bust it, then use their beaks to separate the shell in 2 pieces.
It is hard to say, but with it only being one it is likely that it fell victim to a predator. But at the same time, it could be a young hen who only laid one egg, or went to sitting way early before she laid a full clutch.
Starting next week, poults could show up, especially later in the week.
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Setterman said:
could have just got kicked in the trail by something, with it being but that neat around i bet its a hatch
Hunt 365
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have found hatched eggs at 2 different TN places. Friend of mine saw poults this past weekend
Matt.Wilson said:
hahaha
I think you got it wrong REN...here Y'ALL go again. 
Setterman
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Staying out of it...this time.
Poults could be showing anytime now all over the SE, and that would be pretty normal. Anytime after May 1st it is possible, anytime prior to May 1st is highly unlikely.
I saw a chupacabra yesterday FWIW.
Poults could be showing anytime now all over the SE, and that would be pretty normal. Anytime after May 1st it is possible, anytime prior to May 1st is highly unlikely.
I saw a chupacabra yesterday FWIW.
Setterman
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Bullfrog said:
How big were the poults? If they are bigger then puffball sized, insert me rolling my eyes.
Amazing how poults are popping everywhere in TN, however there are no confirmed sightings anywhere in the South (Miss, GA, Bama) yet. That makes any poult sightings suspect, considering historical date which supports poults hatching 2-4 weeks sooner at points further south than point here in the pseudo north.
woodchuckc
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I had a hen with 4 poults cross the road in front of me on Wednesday a mile down the road from my place in Hickman County.
Oh, wait - I didn't get a picture of it so I'm sure someone here will say I was mistaken and it was probably just a buzzard crossing the road with 4 doves in tow.......:grin:
Oh, wait - I didn't get a picture of it so I'm sure someone here will say I was mistaken and it was probably just a buzzard crossing the road with 4 doves in tow.......:grin:
Setterman
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woodchuckc said:
How big were the poults? No one ever seems to answer this follow up question...
If there were only 4 of them, then I feel sorry for the population in your area, and your hunting in the future. If there are 4 now, there might be 1 make it, if you are really lucky.
woodchuckc
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Body-wise, they were about the size of doves (they were probably 5 or so days old, I would guess - they didn't look freshly hatched).
The only reason I have a decent population of birds in my area is there are very few turkey hunters in my immediate area. There are a ton of bobcats, possums, armadillos, etc. around that I am sure take a heavy toll on the eggs and young birds.
The only reason I have a decent population of birds in my area is there are very few turkey hunters in my immediate area. There are a ton of bobcats, possums, armadillos, etc. around that I am sure take a heavy toll on the eggs and young birds.
Setterman said:
Setterman said:
hahahah Shame on you!
Very believable IMO. Just like the deer rut has a forecasted peak date, so does the turkeys (photoperiod). I suspect it is more localized that we may want to believe, same can be said for deer. With that being said, I personally believe a fair number of does and hens are bred well before and after this forecasted peak date. Basically, it is just like a Bell curve with 70-80% being timed about the same and 20-30% outliers that randomly fall before and after the peak, 10-15% before and 10-15% after if evenly distributed. You could have seen some of the 10-15% that were bred early, just as others could have with their observations while afield. I am not saying I believe every hen was bred that early, just that it is possible a fair number were and people are luckily crossing paths with some of those hens and poults this year.woodchuckc said:
