Is It Possible

[landtracdeerhunter]

that a jake could be accompanying a hen with poults.  I filmed something last night that I have never seen before. It could be a larger bodied bearded hen too. I just don't know at this point from observations. If the larger one get to close to the poults, the mother will grab a beak full of feathers, to let it know it's to close. 

Edited August 15, 2014 by landtracdeerhunter

[genesee_mohican]

Birds of a feather flock together.    Just like seeing does and bucks out in a field this time of year, it's normal.

 

[landtracdeerhunter]

We'll that didn't work. So much for video posting.  Anyways, it's the bird on the far left.

Edited August 15, 2014 by landtracdeerhunter

[Pygmy]

In general, hens and poults flock together, jakes flock together and adult toms flock together..

However, it is certainly not unusual to see mixed flocks.

I have seen jakes and longbeards mixed in with hens and poults, jakes keeping company with longbeards, etc.

There are no set rules and if there were, the damn turkeys would probably break them...<,grin>....