A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[OneMountainAcres]

Picture time! The broody bunch for to do some free range today. They all enjoyed it so much! Phil decided he wanted to strut today and Chunk (BBB) and Queen B (daughter named her) have officially joined the flock!

 

[memphis]

Love the girls fashion forward saddles!! They sure look like they are having fun! Phil is gorgeous!!

 

[TurkeyTimes]

Phil is a stunner! Great looking boy! I'm a total sucker for pencilled birds lol.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Well we had a set back this eve.... I had 2 little poults that I had just advanced to the outside house and when my sauger went to water they were dead ...... grrr I have had bad hatch rates on the last few hatches anyway, but to lose these? Sigh that leaves me with 6 juvies over a month old and one about 2 weeks old. We will see what my silver snake hatches this weekend?

 

[memphis]

I'm sorry Alicia. Any idea why they died? Good luck to the Silver Snake! Hope she hatches a bunch!!

 

[memphis]

Being left outside in a violent storm, well past their normal bedtime, had no ill effects on the girls. However, I went to bed feeling guilty . But, we all survived. No damage & we kept power. Thankful for the power. I can't stand this heat. I'd pack up dogs & head to a hotel. The aussie dogs are used to hotels. I'm sure I'd have to remind the coonhound to use his indoor voice!
Back to wading pools & box fans. In this heat Daisy has the good sense to perch on the arm of my chair & not my lap. I have one little Sussex who tries to perch on the other arm. One "look" from Daisy & she hops down.

 

[aliciaplus3]

I'm sorry Alicia. Any idea why they died? Good luck to the Silver Snake! Hope she hatches a bunch!!

I think they drown in the ice cream bucket I was using to water the stupid ducks...

 

[TurkeyTimes]

Sorry to hear about your babies alicia, it's always terrible losing poults. Hopefully your hen will hatch bunches

 

[aliciaplus3]

Thank you for all the well wishes!

here is a pic of the set up for the littles.... my son brought this little prefab coop home, and because the 2 ducks were making such a mess in the brooder in the house we moved the littles out into this after a little reinforcement . Whew it was really nice to have them outside!
OK now a funny.
See that plastic tub on top?
My husband sent me to see why my son was making so much noise in his room.... I found him reading. Ok. Wth? ?? So I went about candling broody eggs when I got outside my sons room I heard a thudding....I thought ok , when I looked over my son was still on his bed reading. Then I heard the thudding again , my favorite turkey was playing phantom under that tote, the silly bird ended up under it and was running into things! After I determined she was OK I found it funny but it gave me a heart start after losing those poults to something stupid. .... crazy birds!

 

[aliciaplus3]

Sorry to hear about your babies alicia, it's always terrible losing poults. Hopefully your hen will hatch bunches

If the silver snake doesn't maybe darling will?

yes the crazy bird figured out where the eggs went... and settled down on them and the golf balls when I moved them to a slightly better location. .... with any luck something will hatch the first week of aug..... I do have backup eggs in the bator 'just in case'