Poult Reports: 2022

[mguthrie]

I had been getting 4 different hens coming to a hog feeder with NO poults with them. Batteries went dead 10 days ago. This is in an area of our club that I hunted a good bit and heard gobbles right to the last day of the season. Killed one bird in there and came close to my second. There are a bunch of hogs in the area and I’ve had as many as 4 coons on camera at a time.

 

[turkeykirk]

I’ve see a few hens at the house and at my place in the mountains. None were with poults that I could see.

 

[buckpasser]

I haven’t been a serious reporter on this thread, but I’ve seen as good of poult numbers over the portions of Thomas and Brooks counties that I frequent as I ever have. Numerous weekly sightings of poults now in the bantam chicken to full size chicken range. Couldn’t be happier with the class of ‘22 around here.

 

[deerslayer357]

Saw my hen reported earlier with 8 quail sized poults. There are actually 9 and they are bantam hen sized now

 

[Robust Redhorse]

6/10/22
White County

Hen with only 1 poult (less than a week old)

 

[Dupree]

I have not seen any poults yet. I have seen quite a few hens by themselves though.
I did see 4 hens on Sunday in different fields in Polk county that were in grass 18” tall that could have had poults.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I watched a hen and 12 bitties this evening. I don’t know how big of a clutch they have, but momma done well. Right on the edge of a 2 year cutover.

 

[bluefieldbowhunter]

Another good hatch on my 75 ac in Pulaski. Property has a lot of early successional habitat and edge. Second year in a row with large groups of poults seen. Hoping to keep improving habitat and trapping predators.

 

[Dhavoc]

Wilkes County

 

[deerslayer357]

Would love to see that pic on my trail camera!

 

[Robust Redhorse]

6/25/22
White County

2 hens in tall grass, I pretty sure both had poults, but could see them through the grass.

 

[Dupree]

6/30
Carroll county
1 hen with 1 chicken sized poult

 

[fireman32]

Saw what I’m pretty sure is the same poults from earlier this year that I posted about on 6/28 or so. Looked to be about half grown now. 2 hens, 5 poults.

 

[turkeykirk]

Finally saw 2 different hens in Gilmer county: one had 5 poults, one had 2 poults. ?

Not far from where I saw the two poults ran over in the road.

 

[buckpasser]

7/1
Brooks Co

4 adult hens sporting +/- 20 poults. Poults were now dressed in full “adult” plumage. Barred wings, naked heads, etc. It was a very cool sighting.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Saw this one yesterday morning with 6 lil' bitty fellers.

 

[Tight Lines]

Had 15 here in Fulton in the back yard...they have dropped to 9 at last count...hawk is giving them heck...

 

[buckpasser]

Saw this one yesterday morning with 6 lil' bitty fellers.

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That’s a great thing to see. Man, those are so much younger than the S GA poults it’s crazy!

 

[NCHillbilly]

That’s a great thing to see. Man, those are so much younger than the S GA poults it’s crazy!

These were over 4,000' elevation.

 

[bowhunterdavid]

Wilkes county, flushed up 7 chicken size poults in a hay field Saturday. This was great to see. I thought a space ship came down and took all our turkeys to Mars. They flew great also.