I have had a bearded hen here all year there is three hens together and they have 7 babies with them all summer. I dont know if any are her's or not I am not sure if they can bread normaly but she has a beard about 4" long and not as thick as a good toms would be. Just something different I thought I would share.
JON
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Jon,
Actually, bearded hens are relatively common. About 10 to 20 percent of the adult female population have beards. They can breed normally, just like any other hen. I have seen many in my 30+ years of turkey hunting. I've seen several partial albino hens, also. They are a very interesting and intelligent bird.
Actually, bearded hens are relatively common. About 10 to 20 percent of the adult female population have beards. They can breed normally, just like any other hen. I have seen many in my 30+ years of turkey hunting. I've seen several partial albino hens, also. They are a very interesting and intelligent bird.
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THATS GOOD TO KNOW, I know that the law states one bearded bird or two in the spring. Not saying Toms just incase. We had a white or albino hen here a while back she did have some gold in her if I remember correctly. She was around for a few years in the woods and then someone hit her with a car or something. They probly thought she was a tame white bird but she was not.
I figured that the post above would make some people say he is just jerking my chain. But I have seen a few of them around here in NY in the past also Thats the bearded ones I mean. I did not know that they were that comon.
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I figured that the post above would make some people say he is just jerking my chain. But I have seen a few of them around here in NY in the past also Thats the bearded ones I mean. I did not know that they were that comon.
JON
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A coworker recently lost a peacock from his barnyard. Thinking it was most likely gone, they still told the neighbors about it. Turns out, the peacock was roaming with a band of local turkeys. A hunter called the game warden, who happened to mention it to one of the aforementioned neighbors. They netted the bird, and he's back my coworker's yard. Albino is white- what's the word for a blue turkey?
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