No no no... what about the naysayers swearing turkeys are in decline in Nc? LolSaw this hen and her hatch just outside Ocean Isle Beach this past Saturday morning 5-15-21.
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Unfortunately the conditions are good for hay cutting this week.My lone hen from the year was seen in the hay field yesterday morning picking seeds. Have only seen her a couple of times. My neighbor reported hearing a gobble yesterday morning as well. First one I have even heard of this year. "If" that hen has a nest I hope it isn't in the hay field. It will probably be cut this week.
Perhaps that banner hatch of 2019 has us with stellar hen numbers as well as gobblers.,Color me confused. At the time, it seemed that the hens around the home place went to set early this year and I still believe they did. But if that was the case, there must have been a lot of nest failures. I just observed a strutter with 3 hens a few minutes ago. Watched them for a good while until it was almost time for fly up. I assume this is round two for those hens and hope it turns out better than round one.