Actually after a little research they lay an egg a day and stay on the nest during the day, so chances are if you jump a bird up after noon it would be a tom!
And I set this morning and jumped 1 bird off the roost and everything else went opposite of there normal route, be back saturday.
A hen only has to breed one time to lay a clutch of eggs. She will lay an egg a day but will not stay on the nest with the eggs until her clutch is almost complete. This keeps the chances of a predator fining her and finding the nest also. The hen will roost in trees until the setting stage. She will fly down like normal mill around and basically be a turkey hen,the gobbler doesnt know she aint putting out so he will follow her around strutting until she gives him the slip.
