I Found A Turkey Nest

[GLF]

I found a turkey nest yesterday evening on the edge of my property. It has 11 eggs in it. Today I set up my Cudde Back digital trail camera over looking the nest. Hopefully the camera does not spook her away. I will check the nest daily to make sure she has not abandoned it. I can get close enough to where I can see the nest without spooking the hen.

With the camera being on the nest, I will be able to see how many times she leaves the nest per day, how long she is gone when she leaves, and when she returns. I will also be able to tell if anything(turkey or whatever) visits.

This should be an interesting study.

Who knows how many days it takes for a turkey egg to hatch?

[GLF]

The nest is the bearded hen's that has been hanging around here. I checked it today. Nothing has hactched yet :(

[FreeTime]

How about sharing some pics from the camera? That would be neat to see updates.

Dave

[Dv8oR]

Who knows how many days it takes for a turkey egg to hatch?

28 days.

The ole lady incubates ducks. They 28 days too.

She has 13 pheasant eggs in there this time too!!! 23-28 days for these!

Tim

[GLF]

Here a picture from yesterday.

http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/gallery/files/1/CDY_0087.JPG

I have enabled the video mode on my camera so it takes a 10 sec video also.

[GLF]

The turkey is now gone :( All I found was broken shells. I had not checked the camera since the 11th. I checked it today to see what was on it. The last photos I got were from the 13th.

Either the eggs hatched, and they moved on, or something got them.

[Steve Arend]

There's a good chance that the eggs hatch. The incubation time for turkeys is right around a month. I have had a few friends telling me that they have been seen hens and poults running around in the woods while out mushroom hunting.

[CaptLevi]

What no omlet?:mad: :D :D

[GLF]

I am thinking they hatched out. The egg shells are not scatterd all over the place like something got them.