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Chibenze:
they will start making some sound just like local hen and once they see u the will bend down on the floor (ready to mate)

Thanks for your response and u are right about the sound cos I observed it. Surprisingly, I noticed the one making strange sounds to be aggressive, it was attacking d oda female turkey they both grew up together and I released them yesterday since it was weekend. This morning it was a thug of war between both females as they have injured themselves without one surrendering to the oda... I was forced to separate them. I left the one not giving sound yet with d male while d one making d sound with the smaller ones. But before I return from work the female Turkey has almost killed the only young male turkey biting off one of his ears n his whole head covered with blood. And immediately this was observed by my people at home they bring the big female Turkey out and after a short while she lay egg. My question is do I have to keep her with the big male turkey for her to keep laying fertilised eggs? Or I shud separate her completely while she lays without having to mate with the big male turkey?

Chibenze:
not bad if you force mate but allow 7months plus, they should start laying. 6months is too early... Patient bro

OK bro.thanks for advice, will stick to that. Besides what are the signs to show the turken hens are in heat and ready to mate?

Please I am a new turkey rearer and I need some basic knowledge in order to achieve my aim or reproduction of turkeys. I bought three (3) turkeys around April, two females n one male but the male died while growing up. I was able to take good care of the other two females and they have grown now. I have to go buy another grown male just ti help them with fertilization. This is the females 6th months and they haven't started laying eggs and they aren't offering themselves to the male yet. Am such in haste to see them lay eggs so I decided to offer them to the male myself, have been doing this for the last 1week. Pls guide me if I should continue with the act or I should stop. Thanks

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