Poult update

 The female turkey was sitting on a clutch of eggs and we have been waiting. 

And yesterday was the day . But nothing to see or hear yesterday . So we had another listnen today , and heard some cheeping. 

Its the wrong time of the year to be trying to raise poults outside, so the decision was made that we would bring her and the youngsters into the shed, and they copuld grow on a bit there , eventually big enough to go out again . 

the female was carried up to the run. There were 9 chicks out and couple of eggs to go . A couple of the chicks liked moribund so rather than them taking their chance we put them in the incubator, as the best place to warm up and then see what happens. The others wne twith the mother into the run. Bit she didn't sit initally and we had the prospect of the remaining poults getting cold so we decidded to put them all in the incubator. 

 Half an hour later, she has decided to sit on some dummy eggs. 

We will try and re-introduce the poults tomorrow .