LOTS OF PROTIEN FOR THE POULTS

[Pygmy]

I  have never seen so many grasshoppers on the property as this year, between working my food plot and tending the lawn..The poults should be getting lots of protien...

I remember a year many moons ago when we  had a late frost, and hoppers were still active in late October when fall turkey season opened here in SW NY.. My hunting buddy shot a jake that was very big for spring hatched bird <14 lb.>...That jake had a wad of grasshoppers in his craw as big as  a man's fist....

[land 1]

lots of hoppers too but not many turkeys had daylight pics of a couple yotes getting them tho

[G-Man]

They have been out bugging in cut fields last few weeks but they are growing up fast ,unless farmer takes 2nd cutting of hay they wont be able to bug as effectively...

[Just Lucky]

I had over 30 birds in my yard 2 weekends ago. Picked threw my garden and rasberries. 3 mommas and the rest poults. Here is a pic of half of them in the front yard, others were outback

[Farflung]

up in Northern Oneida County and Herkimer County, we are having a bumper year for grasshoppers (several species). and the  poults are chasing them around the fields. Some broods are small sized, maybe re-nests.