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Title: Anyone seen any poults yet?
Post by: FLGobstopper on May 09, 2011, 11:11:06 PM
Went to the woods today to check on a few things but got a late start after running some errands. About 9am I see a huge gobbler feeding in a field with 2 hens right off the interstate as I go by doing about 70. 2 hours later when I finally get to the property in central FL I come to a gas line and drive up on a hen and about a dozen poults. They couldn't have been more than a couple days old and were probably about the size of my fist, if that. I got some pics on my phone and I'll try and post them up later.

Anyone else seen any poults yet? Kinda funny to see a gobbler still hanging with a couple hens and then run into a hen with a bunch of little ones.
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Post by: njdevilsb on May 09, 2011, 11:31:10 PM
I haven't seen any poults yet this spring.  All of the birds my dad and I got were with groups of hens as well, and no poults to be seen.
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Post by: redarrow on May 09, 2011, 11:32:23 PM
Its a bit early for poults in Mi. but should start seeing them in another week or two.
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Post by: TRKYHTR on May 09, 2011, 11:33:59 PM
Ive seen 6 poults since Friday. They are in my room.

TRKYHTR
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Post by: Roostem33 on May 09, 2011, 11:38:20 PM
Me and a friend were hunting in South Ga. this weekend and as we were walking down a logging road a Hen tried to attack my buddy, she had what looked to be around 12 tagging along with her.
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Post by: Ozark Ridge Runner on May 10, 2011, 07:50:43 AM
I saw 14 of them here in Missouri last Saturday.  They were still wrapped up in that hard thing they come in.
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Post by: Larry Mac on May 10, 2011, 02:06:56 PM
One of my friends  IN SW Florida saw two springs ago  a hen teaching her poults how to fly. She had them walk up a  small mound of dirt about 3 ft. high and take off from there. Would have been a great video.