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How Hen and Poults Roost Photo Essay

July 17, 2017 by Charlie 8 Comments

Thanks to Tennesse Magazine for these photos

Wild turkey on the roost with her poults trying to give them the best shelter that she can provide.

Giving shelter with her wings

Notice the large lateral branches the hen has chosen. When scouting note trees with these types of branching, wild turkeys favor them for roosting.

Looks like the poults are getting unruly–Yelp!

 

Attention, something is coming our way.

Notice how small these poults are and they’re sitting up in a large tree already.

 

Looks to be more peaceful while the kids were in the eggs.

Looks like the nesting hen is turning her eggs.

Please post your captions in the comments.  Enjoy. 

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Comments

  1. FirstBubba says

    July 17, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    Will these wonders never cease?

    Reply
    • Charlie says

      July 17, 2017 at 9:59 pm

      Sure hope not, there are more coming so this post will be updated when they arrive.

      Reply
      • FirstBubba says

        July 18, 2017 at 6:10 am

        It just keeps getting “more gooder”! LOL!

        Reply
        • Charlie says

          July 20, 2017 at 6:00 pm

          Other photos are supposed to be coming. But have not received any of them yet.

          Reply
  2. WRC says

    July 17, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    Great photos

    Reply
    • Charlie says

      July 17, 2017 at 10:00 pm

      My favorite is the hen with her wings spread over the poults.

      Reply
  3. N.C.L.W. says

    July 18, 2017 at 12:02 am

    Photo #1 reminds me of the time I saw a wing bone (happened to be too rotten to create a call from under an identical branch formation locally on private land. ‘yotes!

    Reply
  4. huntfishtrap says

    July 19, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    Wow. That’s pretty neat. Keep ’em coming, Charlie.

    Reply

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