A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

 

[Amer]

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Bright red!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Just a small update on the Turkey Color Calculator.
I added a drop-down menu, so people unfamiliar with the genotypes can select the varieties and calculate the offspring.

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Turkey Color Calculator

Awesome! Very helpful!

 

[kfelton0002]

Got my turkey saddle and traced a pattern. I measured for a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Hopefully once I get a break from school I can work on a couple to keep on hand.

 

[Molpet]

found an egg in the coop in a nest box
hopefully the other 14 will add to it.

 

[kfelton0002]

found an egg in the coop in a nest box
hopefully the other 14 will add to it.

Woohoo! Congratulations!!

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Finally got my rusty blacks together! Super excited about that pen. Lots of variation to expect from them. On top of that, my chestnut reds have just started breeding, so hopefully I’ll see eggs soon. 25% chance of regal reds, hopefully I see that happen. In general, I’m looking forward to all the poults I’ll get this season.

 

[kfelton0002]

My turkey hen, Sassy hatched unexpectedly as I thought we had more time until her eggs were due. She was brooded up away from the nest so we figured her hatch was complete. Only one egg had hatched and we thought she only had a single poult. Upon closer look, her baby is a chicken and when I candled the remaining eggs, 7 out of 9 are still viable. A chicken must have made a deposit in her nest. Sassy free ranges and hid her nest well, but apparently a chicken found it a good place to lay also.

I put the eggs in the incubator, not really knowing what else to do. She has since taken the chick back to the nest for the night. I hate so bad to take her eggs, but I don't want to take the chick from her, and I don't want to risk her taking the chick off the nest and abandoning the turkey eggs. Considering we do have blackhead in this area, the poults will likely fare better brooded by me as opposed to her raising them. Sassy is smitten with her newborn chick and is fiercely protective of it.

Did I do the right thing?

 

[R2elk]

Did I do the right thing?

Yes. I had a similar situation last year. After the chick hatched she abandoned her developing eggs.

 

[Molpet]

My turkey hen, Sassy hatched unexpectedly as I thought we had more time until her eggs were due. She was brooded up away from the nest so we figured her hatch was complete. Only one egg had hatched and we thought she only had a single poult. Upon closer look, her baby is a chicken and when I candled the remaining eggs, 7 out of 9 are still viable. A chicken must have made a deposit in her nest. Sassy free ranges and hid her nest well, but apparently a chicken found it a good place to lay also.

I put the eggs in the incubator, not really knowing what else to do. She has since taken the chick back to the nest for the night. I hate so bad to take her eggs, but I don't want to take the chick from her, and I don't want to risk her taking the chick off the nest and abandoning the turkey eggs. Considering we do have blackhead in this area, the poults will likely fare better brooded by me as opposed to her raising them. Sassy is smitten with her newborn chick and is fiercely protective of it.

Did I do the right thing?

Yes
One chick is hard to raise by itself. But there can be issues later because of the imprinting