Hatch

[bearpaw]

We have been very concerned too. Record rainfall in May and we are still getting rain almost every day.

One good thing, there has been sunny times most days, so perhaps the chicks are getting a few insects to survive. My fingers are crossed, as someone else said, July will show us how the hatch went.

[yelp]

Seen another nice size group of poults this week.  Quail hatches too.

[lokidog]

Saw 5 chicks yesterday in front of the house, looked to be the same size as week old chickens.  The next door neighbor saw a hen with 8 tiny chicks in his yard last Saturday.  Another local saw a hen with 6-8 chicks about three weeks ago.  Looks like a good year here on the island.

The toms are still gobbling this morning.  I don't recall hearing them this late in the year before.

[Hangfire]

I saw 2 hens with estimated 6 chicks each.  It was very difficult to tell exactly how many do to the tall grass. This was south of Deer Lake about 5 miles in Stevens county.

[Machias]

I've seen 20-25 pairs of quail and not one single chick yet. 

[ICEMAN]

 

Boy I hate hearing that...

[Hangfire]

Saw three turkey hens yesterday, a mile west of Deer Park. There were two hens on the right side of the road. My wife counted 14 plus chicks. The hen on the left was in tall grass, couldn't see any thing.  A week ago my nephew near Sacheen Lake saw a hen with a bunch of chicks as he phrased it, couldn't get a count. I saw three hens with out any chicks along Fertile Valley road.  It appears that there is a very large variation in brood size.  Since it is so wet one would expect poor hatching. Once it dries enough so hay fields can be cut, so we can see, it may be possible to get some brood counts.

[Gringo31]

I've only seen two pheasants with chicks.  One had 4 chicks, the other only one.  I've seen zero quail chicks so far but did see one group of 12-14 hun chicks the other day.

[Machias]

I saw four hens today in a group...no chicks.   

[sako223]

We have had the rain too and some chicks died, yesterday found a pile of eggs abandoned. Still there are hundreds of chicks around often 16-50 at a time. People stopping by are in awe at the large broods. Some look half grown today, others the size of mice.
These can't possibly be the only ones in the state.

[Machias]

Every summer I see tons and tons of quail and turkey chicks, haven't seen a single one this year, lost of quail pairs and several hens, not a single chick.  Glad to hear your seeing some.

[DOUBLELUNG]

Will hens have a second hatch if they only have a few chicks for there first or do they have to loose them all?

Most birds speices only have a 2nd hatch or nest attemp if the firs nest is lost..........not hatched and lost.
If the nest is destroyed or does not hatch she will make a 2nd attempt.
If the eggs hatch and the young are lost..............she will NOT attempt a 2nd nest.

What you posted is certainly consistent with the turkey literature - that said, I have had radioed hens hatch a brood, lose it, and renest.  Oddly, they typically relocated 20-50 air miles before renesting.

[Machias]

Will hens have a second hatch if they only have a few chicks for there first or do they have to loose them all?

Most birds speices only have a 2nd hatch or nest attemp if the firs nest is lost..........not hatched and lost.
If the nest is destroyed or does not hatch she will make a 2nd attempt.
If the eggs hatch and the young are lost..............she will NOT attempt a 2nd nest.

What you posted is certainly consistent with the turkey literature - that said, I have had radioed hens hatch a brood, lose it, and renest.  Oddly, they typically relocated 20-50 air miles before renesting.

Wow that is a long way to move.

[Curly]

We have had the rain too and some chicks died, yesterday found a pile of eggs abandoned. Still there are hundreds of chicks around often 16-50 at a time. People stopping by are in awe at the large broods. Some look half grown today, others the size of mice.
These can't possibly be the only ones in the state.

Sako223, what part of the State are you located? 

[Hangfire]

Talked to a neighbor today, who saw a turkey hen with a couple of newly hatched chicks a couple of days ago. Apparently some late or second hatching. I saw a road killed chick a week ago that was larger than a mature pheasant.