Poults spotted this morning????
07-17-2008, 08:31 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Poults spotted this morning????
I was driving to class this morning and looked into a field to my right where I see turkeys almost every day. There were 3 nice lookin' jakes and one hen with about 5 or 6 newly hatched poults. They must have hatched in the past day or two, they were so small I could barely see em over the fresh cut grass. Just thought that was pretty weird as most hatch in May and it's now mid July. It was great to see though. I rolled the window down and gave 3 loud gobbles at em, those jakes didn't know what was going on! Anybody else ever seen newborn poults this late?
07-18-2008, 11:44 AM
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RE: Poults spotted this morning????
That's about the size they should be at that time. Southern strut said he thought they were newly hatched poults, which for this time is a little late, but not impossible. I've seen toms strutting around hens into June before, so it can happen. I believe after mating, the sperm from the tom remains fertile in the henfor about 30 days, so even if the hen unsuccessfully laid a clutch, she can do it again later without mating again. When fishing a few years ago in mid June, I saw a hen fly across the bayou. I saw movement on the bank where she took off from. There were 8 or 9 quail sized poults. They were tiny, and I was thinking, why did she leave them on the other side of the bayou. Just a few seconds later, one at a time, each tiny poult flew across the bayou to the waiting hen. I can't believe they can fly so quick after hatching. Natures way of protecting its wildlife. It was pretty neat seeing those tiny turkeys able to fly.
07-18-2008, 12:07 PM
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RE: Poults spotted this morning????
ORIGINAL: superstrutter
That's about the size they should be at that time. Southern strut said he thought they were newly hatched poults, which for this time is a little late, but not impossible. I've seen toms strutting around hens into June before, so it can happen. I believe after mating, the sperm from the tom remains fertile in the henfor about 30 days, so even if the hen unsuccessfully laid a clutch, she can do it again later without mating again. When fishing a few years ago in mid June, I saw a hen fly across the bayou. I saw movement on the bank where she took off from. There were 8 or 9 quail sized poults. They were tiny, and I was thinking, why did she leave them on the other side of the bayou. Just a few seconds later, one at a time, each tiny poult flew across the bayou to the waiting hen. I can't believe they can fly so quick after hatching. Natures way of protecting its wildlife. It was pretty neat seeing those tiny turkeys able to fly.
That's about the size they should be at that time. Southern strut said he thought they were newly hatched poults, which for this time is a little late, but not impossible. I've seen toms strutting around hens into June before, so it can happen. I believe after mating, the sperm from the tom remains fertile in the henfor about 30 days, so even if the hen unsuccessfully laid a clutch, she can do it again later without mating again. When fishing a few years ago in mid June, I saw a hen fly across the bayou. I saw movement on the bank where she took off from. There were 8 or 9 quail sized poults. They were tiny, and I was thinking, why did she leave them on the other side of the bayou. Just a few seconds later, one at a time, each tiny poult flew across the bayou to the waiting hen. I can't believe they can fly so quick after hatching. Natures way of protecting its wildlife. It was pretty neat seeing those tiny turkeys able to fly.
. One less yote means one happier poult.
08-07-2008, 04:31 PM
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RE: Poults spotted this morning????
Every once in awhile, we'll see some poults that are smaller than those in the picture in August. I just flushed a bunch of them last weekend when I was checking the trail cam. They were smaller than in the picture above, but old enough to fly into the trees. Maybe 3-4 weeks old? Pretty cool to see them.
08-07-2008, 05:06 PM
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RE: Poults spotted this morning????
ORIGINAL: Hunter20084
when they are polts can u tell if there toms are not
when they are polts can u tell if there toms are not