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Well no eggs in the mail today, so something is definately up!  Country do you have a tracking number?  Maybe you put my wrong address on it by accident? 

Congrats, Dutch!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by DutchChic 

Oh...and I have a blue fawn clear of it's egg and motoring around the hatcher   Crappy thing is I've got to leave for a couple of hours...dang it!

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Originally Posted by DutchChic 

Well...turkeys don't make the muddy mess that ducks do, and scovy's can fly so penning them is more difficult.  Would the turkeys fly up out of a cattle panel pen?  And are they very tame?  I hate getting attacked checking eggs!  I've never done turkeys.....   I did have a wild tom court my chickens one year.  For a week he hung out with them, called at them, and strutted for them.  They just ignored the poor guy.  He finally gave up his Casanova antics and moved on.  It was cool because I could call to him and he'd respond. 

Mine fly up and out of their pen, but they don't fly over the fence around our yard for some reason.  They are very tame, they are the only bird I have out there that are friendler than the geese. They like to talk, my hen will whistle and call and talk to me whenever she see's me. They also act as sentrys and are very watching the skiesl and will call when they see danger, so all my birds listen and watch the turkeys. If they whistle everyone dives for cover. 

They terrify me when broody though. My hen has been broody for 2 months now because I'm too scared of her to try to break her. She's still sweet when she comes off the nest on her own to eat and drink though. 

My ganders and their african flock have discovered the babies in the garage and were so very excited. My babies, on the other hand, were scared out of their mind.  I had to close the garage door to get them to calm down.  And now my african flock are sleeping in my driveway.  Ruh roh.

Thanks Utah!  Call ducklings and silkie chicks...gotta love it!  I'm cranking up my old Lyon bator to use as a hair dryer.  It bothers me having hatched babies moving hatching eggs around.  The one that is out keeps laying across the other's necks.  The Lyon fluffs them so well and keeps them warm while they gain strength.  I've used it for chicks and goslings and it's awesome.  They also can't reach a heating element.

Well it turns out my vacation plans to IA have been rearranged....

We will still go on vacation but instead of one long road trip we will take 3ish ~ 1-2 night trips around in the camper van & hitting up zoos, amusement parks, aquariums, san jaun islands, & maybe take the train to canada!  With my Grandpa passing everything is up in the air, my grandma is moving & selling alot, and she isn't settled..... & she is going to fly back here with my cousins in August, so we can visit & see her then. 

So at least I don't have to worry about Dogs, Puppies, Chickens, Ducks, ferrets, cats and everything else for 10 + days while I am away.  I can feed & water for 2-3 days & everyone will be fine with a nieghbor checkin in on them.  My stress level have went down dramatically

I hear ya, Dutch.  I made a post-hatcher box that I keep next to bator to move hatchlings over when they start disturbing assisted hatch eggs.

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Originally Posted by Iain Utah 

My ganders and their african flock have discovered the babies in the garage and were so very excited. My babies, on the other hand, were scared out of their mind.  I had to close the garage door to get them to calm down.  And now my african flock are sleeping in my driveway.  Ruh roh.

My Seb pair wants to steal my dewlaps so bad!  They are always talking to them through the fence, and frettin about them, and stick close to the playpen.  They've been around the babies since day one, though, so the babies aren't scared of them.  If I wanted to let them raise them, they'd take them in a heart beat....but I want my babies tame so I'm not giving them up yet! 

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Originally Posted by JazminesZoo 

Well no eggs in the mail today, so something is definately up!  Country do you have a tracking number?  Maybe you put my wrong address on it by accident? 

That really sucks....hope they get to you alright.

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Originally Posted by JulieNKC 

 

Mine fly up and out of their pen, but they don't fly over the fence around our yard for some reason.  They are very tame, they are the only bird I have out there that are friendler than the geese. They like to talk, my hen will whistle and call and talk to me whenever she see's me. They also act as sentrys and are very watching the skiesl and will call when they see danger, so all my birds listen and watch the turkeys. If they whistle everyone dives for cover. 

They terrify me when broody though. My hen has been broody for 2 months now because I'm too scared of her to try to break her. She's still sweet when she comes off the nest on her own to eat and drink though. 

See...guineas attack like roosters do when they are broody.  I don't know about a big ole turkey attacking me, lol.  Maybe midgets?    I have pens, then the rest is all open so if they won't stay in pens, I'll probably lose them.  It's so open that the cattle and my horse can rub on the pens, lol.  I have moving lawn ornaments, both feathered and hairy

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Originally Posted by JazminesZoo 

Well it turns out my vacation plans to IA have been rearranged....

 

We will still go on vacation but instead of one long road trip we will take 3ish ~ 1-2 night trips around in the camper van & hitting up zoos, amusement parks, aquariums, san jaun islands, & maybe take the train to canada!  With my Grandpa passing everything is up in the air, my grandma is moving & selling alot, and she isn't settled..... & she is going to fly back here with my cousins in August, so we can visit & see her then. 

 

So at least I don't have to worry about Dogs, Puppies, Chickens, Ducks, ferrets, cats and everything else for 10 + days while I am away.  I can feed & water for 2-3 days & everyone will be fine with a nieghbor checkin in on them.  My stress level have went down dramatically

That sounds like lots of fun!

Ok...this baby momma is outta here...be back in a bit!