Ideas for Catching Loose Turkey Needed

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Great job on catching them and caring for them.
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They are so pretty, and you put in so much effort to help them, that I don't blame you for being emotionally attached. Turkeys are lovable anyway.
 
drdoolittle said:
Here's the funny part: On the way home from somewhere the other night, my husband says, "So how many will we be butchering this fall? I know you said there are three pairs that you want to breed.". I say, "Well, I kind of don't want to butcher any of them now."
What ensued was an argument of how he has several people expecting a turkey for Thanksgiving, with me very indignant because I'm the one who did all the work catching them and I should be able to decide NOT to butcher them or if we do WHO would get one and if he just spent time out back with them getting to know them, he wouldn't want to kill them!! Is it odd that I feel so close to these turkeys?
My husband wanted to know what we have them for if we're not butchering them. I told him they're there as ornamental splendor, so the they can strut around the yard and look beautiful. I told him, "I think Ben Franklin had it right---the turkey SHOULD be our national bird!
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very seldom do mine get eaten either, I do see my husband in the fall having a look and asking which ones are for him, never had him promise them to others. I keep mine for the looking at too. I go out and talk to them, and just sit and watch them, it tears me up to let him have one, once in a while I have an extra Tom, but never a hen. Nothing better than free turkey friends. Good luck with that husband.
 
oldhenlikesdogs said:
very seldom do mine get eaten either, I do see my husband in the fall having a look and asking which ones are for him, never had him promise them to others. I keep mine for the looking at too. I go out and talk to them, and just sit and watch them, it tears me up to let him have one, once in a while I have an extra Tom, but never a hen. Nothing better than free turkey friends. Good luck with that husband.
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Lol mine too...I can't help that they look at me, big brown eyes, I fall in love lol...they trust me and I feel evil sending them off with that mean man lol ;)

DH told me NO on turkeys this year; he doesn't want me calling him mean and giving him glares when he "gently" reminds me that we agreed that ALL these birds would be eaten if needed; that was our deal.... So, now nobody touches my lap Cochin, any of the BRs, my roo better get left alone, the guineas aren't food, the quail I fought to keep for eggs and brood more quail so he can eat THOSE, the ducks are safe( nobody wants to dress them lol), and my new chicks on their way are in NO WAY going to ever end up on the table lol...so he has 4 birds he can do what he wants with.

Ok so I backed out of our "deal"... Sue me lol :p


Edit* I have to admit I'm a little jealous lol... How come I can't just find turkeys wandering around? I mean, domesticated ones... No fair :(
 
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I loved reading all your posts, everyone! My husband and I had a good laugh about all the ones agreeing with me. He said, "Oh great, now I'm just a big bast@*#. LOL"
 
drdoolittle said:
I loved reading all your posts, everyone! My husband and I had a good laugh about all the ones agreeing with me. He said, "Oh great, now I'm just a big bast@*#. LOL"
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Hahaha, I can hear mine saying that too ;)

But at least SOMEBODY can manage to be a grown up here lol.... If he didn't step in and be a big meanie, I would probably have 300 birds and be featured on "Hoarders"... The crazy chicken lady lol..

I just CAN'T do it..I'm a mother, not made for " hunting" I'm made for "babying" ha-ha :D I'm a big wuss, so he does a good job being manly lol
 

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