Can multiple turkeys lay on the same nest?

[SouthBearFarm]

So I know this might seem like there is an obvious answer to this question, but something very unusual is happening... Let me explain. So I have 2 hens and one Tom and yesterday I found a clutch of 6 eggs. We are collecting them to incubate, and today when I went out again I found 3 more eggs! I'm so confused because I've only seen one of the hens go to lay an egg on the nest, and we collected all the eggs the day before. Another thing to add is on multiple occasions now we have seen our turkeys interact with wild turkeys from our area, so it got me thinking are the wild turkey hens laying where our hens are? Can a turkey hen lay more than one egg in a day? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I don’t think so...I raise ducks and 2 hens (female duck) is not suppose to sit on the same nest! I had 3 maybe 4 hens on a nest and not one duckling hatched!! But I’m not 100% positive!

 

[SouthBearFarm]

I'm just confused how I got 3 eggs from 2 hens in one day.

 

[R2elk]

So I know this might seem like there is an obvious answer to this question, but something very unusual is happening... Let me explain. So I have 2 hens and one Tom and yesterday I found a clutch of 6 eggs. We are collecting them to incubate, and today when I went out again I found 3 more eggs! I'm so confused because I've only seen one of the hens go to lay an egg on the nest, and we collected all the eggs the day before. Another thing to add is on multiple occasions now we have seen our turkeys interact with wild turkeys from our area, so it got me thinking are the wild turkey hens laying where our hens are? Can a turkey hen lay more than one egg in a day? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

No turkeys don't lay multiple eggs during the same day. Many turkey hens do not lay eggs on consecutive days.

Yes turkey hens will lay eggs in the same nest. I just got 3 fresh eggs from one hidden nest today. At one point during the day I saw two of the hens on the nest at the same time.

Yes a wild turkey hen can lay eggs in the same nest a domestic hen is using.

Years ago I had a wild hen that would come in every year. When she lost her clutch of eggs, she joined one of my Bourbon Red hens on her nest. Unfortunately a coon found the nest as the poults were hatching and cleaned the nest out.

Last year, I surprised a wild turkey hen adding her egg to the nest of one of my Sweetgrass hens.

If a wild hen is adding eggs to your domestic hen's nest, you are in a bit of a predicament because it is illegal to collect wild turkey eggs.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I'm just confused how I got 3 eggs from 2 hens in one day.

If you have 2 hens they both can lay in the same nest!

 

[Lorieandbruce83]

If you have 2 hens they both can lay in the same nest!

Will they all share sitting on the eggs? I have five hens and they are all (?) laying in one spot

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Will they all share sitting on the eggs? I have five hens and they are all (?) laying in one spot

They may try to sit all together. It all depends on the bird and stuff.

 

[WindyLookout]

Will they all share sitting on the eggs? I have five hens and they are all (?) laying in one spot

I have 3 on the same nest and wondering if 3 is too many

 

[R2elk]

I have 3 on the same nest and wondering if 3 is too many

It usually doesn't work out well. Too many moving feet = broken eggs and stepped on poults if any hatch.

 

[WindyLookout]

I'm hoping it works out in my case. It's a very large nesting box. I will update when if poults hatch