12 FLORIDA OSCEOLA WILD TURKEY EGGS***

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Bidding on 12 eggs from the Florida Osceola wild turkey.
We have been raising the Osceola since 2008 and have 2 unrelated lines. This makes our Osceolas  hardy and gives them strong genes. They have no white feathers except for their primary wing feather stripes.
The pictures are of my flocks, not someone else pictures. These are true Florida Osceola turkeys. They are not like a domestic turkey and must be kept under netting or they will fly away.
They are different from the Eastern Wild turkey in that they are smaller, have longer legs and carry their tail lower. They are a bit darker than the Eastern.
They are very hardy and live well here in cold winters down to 0 degrees and snow. I keep mine outside in a flight pen with no building to get in.
Eggs shipped on a Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday or Saturday after auction close. Usually the next day.
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Please pay as soon as possible so I can get your eggs shipped right away.
I am
a licensed State of Illinois NPIP inspector #1014 and I can assure you this flock is clean.
Fertility checks on eggs are made every week during laying season.  So far fertility is running 95%
I CAN NOT guarantee the eggs to hatch. ,Fertility checks are excellent, but when the eggs are shipped I have no control over how they are handled during the trip, incubated at your farm, or other factors that can harm hatchability.
The EGGS will be no older than 3 days old at auction close and packed securely so you have the best possible chances of hatching.
Any eggs that arrive broken in shipment, I will issue a refund for the broken eggs or replace at my discretion. I will need pictures of the broken eggs.
I will include a 72 hour heat pack if temperature along the trip to you is freezing.
THANKS,
OSCEOLA TURKEY (MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO)
The much sought after Florida wild turkey, also referred to as the Osceola, is found in the wild only on the peninsula of Florida. They number from 80,000 to 100,000 birds. This Subspecies was first described in 1890 by W.E.D. Scott and was named after the famous Seminole Chief, Osceola. It is similar in its markings to the Eastern strain of wild Turkey. However, the spurs and beards on the Osceola tend to be longer. It is smaller and darker in color with less white veining in the wing quills. The white bars in these feathers are narrow, irregular, broken and do not extend all the way to the feather
shaft. The dark color of the tail coverts and the large tail feathers tipped in brown are similar to the Eastern, but are unlike the lighter colors of the three western subspecies. When the wings are folded on the back, there are no whitish triangular patches as seen on the Eastern. Their overall body
feathers are a iridescent green-purple color. Its colorations and behavior are ideal for the flat pine woods, oak, palmetto hammocks and swamp habitats of Florida. Adult females, or hens, are similar to the males but duller and lighter colored throughout, except wing feathers, which are darker.