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3/1/12 at 12:33pm

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So excited!!!! Thought I would share.......went to Atwoods to get chicken starter and of course they had the bins out FULL of baby birds....had to look....pocketbook screamed NOOOOOO but couldn't resist!!! On a whim I bought 5.....they were on SALE how could I not? They were BBB oh turkeys with color!!!!! Then I get home and start reading last night and realize that they cannot reproduce and are heavy like cornish chickens...oh well kinda bummed there but that's ok we will have fun raising them. I really really really want a tom and two hens of the N turkeys...nagaransett sp? oh I am so bad anyhow the colorful ones that will reproduce!!! They are so weird as chicks....I know one is a tom.....guess what it did? They barely have feathers but the little thing puffed up and strutted !!!!!! It was the cutest thing ever!!!! I want to get a pic of it doing it! They move slow and cautious and don't seem as skittish as the brooder chicks. Anyhow I just thought it was really neat. Who knew Atwoods carried TURKEYS????!!!!! lol lol My hubby is threatening to ban me from Atwoods!

Wife, Mom to 4, trying to live the country life with a bunch of critters, a garden in progress, and a hope and prayer!!! Love Chickens!!!!!

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3/1/12 at 7:45pm

nickie

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You can always remind your husband that you saved money buying them since they were on sale

1 husband, 1 son, 1 daughter, 1 cat, 3 dogs, 6 ducks, 7 turkeys, too many chickens of all ages and stages, and bunches of fish... Do you wonder why I'm nutts?

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3/3/12 at 11:56pm

slim1986

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Me and my dad are planning on getting some turkeys this spring! We are gonna go the "hatchery route" and order some Black Spanish, Bourbon Reds, and Blue Slates from Cackle Hatchery! You should check them out, they have 5 "heritage breeds" that'll breed naturally..... Oh watch your BBB's too, they grow fast and may develop some leg problems.....

Edited by slim1986 - 3/4/12 at 12:21am

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