Hens nesting

[Jim K]

Out of a 100 hens, how many do you think nest? The reason I ask is where I hunt there are hens with gobblers all spring long. There are hens around with poults now but still lots of hens without poults. I know that first year hens don't always nest. Just wondering. What do you all think?

[srmturk]

I've been wondering about this as well.  I've been surprised by the hens I've seen that were clearly not nesting late in the season...still with toms...and now with no poults. 

[mikejd]

Late spring is bad for birds. At least up here. If they hatch late and we get an early winter they are small going into the cold season.

[firstflight111]

Late nesters I found poults in August,  a few years back when we had lots of rain here in Ohio .

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[Snoodsniper]

Saw my first poults yesterday. Somewhere around 8-10 of them. They looked to be around 3or4 weeks old.