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2023 Turkey Hatch
« on: August 03, 2023, 06:36:57 PM »
Lots of birds running around this year compared to last it seems like

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Re: 2023 Turkey Hatch
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2023, 06:59:18 PM »
I seen lots of chicks this year too.
Seems like no matter the conditions,them old birds just scratch out a living.
There is one bird around my place that gimps around on one leg.
I know for fact it is from freezing winter temps,standing around like a flamingo.
Tough old bird for sure.

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Re: 2023 Turkey Hatch
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2023, 08:51:16 PM »
Seems like turkeys and upland birds had a good hatch this year, seen alot of poults, pheasant, quail and grouse babies running around the last couple weeks

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Re: 2023 Turkey Hatch
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2023, 11:50:41 AM »
Seems to have been a good hatch. This group.hanging around the yard is 3 hens and 17 poults

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Re: 2023 Turkey Hatch
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2023, 12:11:58 PM »
I have a group of 2 hens with 18 young, and 1 hen with 5 young roaming around my place in Cocolalla.   Definitely more than what I saw last year, but I have only been here a couple years so I don't have much data to go on.

It was a much dryer spring than last year which I would assume has some impact. 

Saw these three on August 30th last year!  very late hatch for sure.  Pretty sure they did not make it.
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Re: 2023 Turkey Hatch
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2023, 02:06:33 PM »
Agreed good hatch. First year in a few we've had turkeys on the family farm. Three hens with 4 polts a piece is a good sign.

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Re: 2023 Turkey Hatch
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2023, 03:16:27 PM »
The wenas valley and surrounding areas have had good hatches as well. Saw two groups of hens and poults the other day, all poults where large and there were about 8-12 poults with each hen.

I have also been seeing more blue grouse than usual in the same areas. Saw 4 today actually.

 


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