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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:43 am 
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I would like turkey breeders to comment, if they can, on why I seem to have hatched out mostly male turkeys. Of the birds I hatched out last year, there is about one female to 10 males. I would have thought 50/50 was the norm?
The variety is Bourbon Red. Incubation is a mixture of natural and artificial. Nutrition is adlib high protien pellet and free range.
Previous years it seemed 60/40 in favour of males.
Is this a genetic thing? Nutritional thing? Incubation thing?
Thanks for any wisdom on this.

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 Post subject: Re: Hatched out mostly male poults
PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:10 am 
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Each year is different and hatch percentages (in books etc) are always based on 1,000 plus birds hatched

One year I had 100% males the following year from same birds 100% females the year after that was 20% males 80% females
I have never had 50/50 hatch but have come close to that some years

FYI - I have had turkeys my whole life and I am now retired

Others will come in and round this post out better than I can but I hope this helps a bit

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Thanks Soozorps, I hadn't considered how small my sample was. I think I will just relax a little and enjoy the extra males. I have a surplus male in the oven right now....

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Mrs McDonald wrote:
Thanks Soozorps, I hadn't considered how small my sample was. I think I will just relax a little and enjoy the extra males. I have a surplus male in the oven right now....


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I know the feeling and frustration 2 years running the bourbons have produced 80% cockbird poults and they are not easy to sell when young


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