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Our Surrogate Turkey Mamma and Her Little Peepers

[ 7 ] June 16, 2010 |

I tink I'm a TewkieOur turkey hen went broody, but 30 days later I had to remove her eggs since they obviously weren’t going to hatch. But she wouldn’t get off of her nest so I took some chicken eggs and put them under her. It is been another 21 days and her marathon of broodiness has paid off with a little chick who probably thinks of itself as a turkey. There are still three more eggs under her, which we’ll give two more days before removing. Hopefully we will get another couple of chicks before then.

Our surrogate turkey mamma with her little chick named peepers:
Turkey Raising a Chicken Chick

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  1. That is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen.

  2. Rebecca says:

    So cute!

  3. Cynthia in Denver says:

    She’s a wonderful mommy!

  4. Young Mogul says:

    Can it be determined why the eggs didn’t hatch?

  5. Laurel H. says:

    That is just hilarious; a turkey with a chicken!

  6. YEAH!!! How cute is that?! Finally a good result after so much work and so much strife! Congratulations!

  7. Carolyn says:

    so sweet!

    Just found your blog. I have spent this morning reading and catchin up. Looking forward to following your adventures.

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