My Red Tom Turkey

[okiechick57]

OH no...........was hoping it was to high.so I would not be so tempted.......I may own turkeys before its all over

 

[Hotwings]

Speaking of turkeys I was at a small animal auction with my friend Freebie is past week-end and they had a full grown tom BB turkey. He was sitting/standing in a large rubbermaid tub with straw. He wasn't caged or anything and he was the most docile bird I ever saw. He let people pet him and everything. Found out he went for $50.00 at the auction. I told Freebie that is what we need to get next year, buy them as poults and raise them and take to the auction in the fall. I guess it didn't hurt that he was the only turkey there and it was a month before Thanksgiving lol. Roosters are definetly not what you want to take to a fall auction as there was a glut of them there and they sold very poorly. Better to take a roo at a spring auction.

 

[JenniferJoIN]

He is a beautiful turkey! Makes me want one!

 

[turkeyman]

Do you let him free range or does he go into a pen at night

 

[josee5]

Durning the day he free ranges and at night he's in a pen. He knows the routine pretty well as soon as son as the sun starts setting he heads for his pen.

 

[SHELLY]

Your red tom is just beautiful. Thank you for sharing. My husband wants some Royal Palm turkeys next year. We had a BB Bronze tom now. Lurkey, See...

Could you post some pictures of your Royal Palms?

 

[ninny]

are turkeys nice? i have always wanted one but mom was afraid they would hurt someone.

 

[ivan3]

If you hand raise them from little poults they can be insufferably friendly (never quit bothering you). They also possess a very `turkish' curiosity about things:

Interesting turtle I guess (Slate tom named Fearless Leader).

 

[southernsibe]

I had raised my poults and they are the sweetest birds to the family. They love me, or the treats I have. Honestly, they are the nicest birds I have. They don't like to be cuddled, but they are always around me when I am outside. I adore it, and them. That tom is absolutely gorgeous. I have a pair of RP.
Rachel

 

[jab91864]

I dunno if this will work, I have never posted a pic here before

Julie