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    Eastern Wild Turkey hen visiting

    That's really interesting, thanks. I thought she might have had something destroy her eggs. I didn't know they went out on their own until fall. That's cool. I see wild 🦃 some, but I've never had one stay right beside of my boys. She's not very flighty, she moves a little when I come out, but...
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    Eastern Wild Turkey hen visiting

    Just wanted to share some pictures I took of an Eastern Wild Turkey hen that started staying right at my lot that I have my two Royal Palm Turkey Tom's in. She stayed the whole day yesterday, and was back out this morning at daylight. My Tom's are very happy because they don't have any hens...
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    Blue Jersey Giants or Australorps? Hmm

    Yes and no. If the feet turn yellow in time, then yes (this is possible depending on what they have been eating.) If the feet do not every turn yellow, then I would say they are not Jersey Giants. They could be a mix, but not not purebreds. I don't know if I quoted right, but here goes 😂 I've...
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    Blue Jersey Giants or Australorps? Hmm

    Hey NatJ, I have a question. After reading your response again, (I don't know how to quote just that part), does the part about their feet mean that they could still be Blue Jersey Giant's, just without yellow bottoms of feet? Their feather lacing looks just like Jersey Giant's and they are...
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    What age do males start "calling"?

    Thank you. I was thinking around two as well. He's my only male right now. I was surprised to hear him at such a young age. 🦚
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    What age do males start "calling"?

    Thank you, I really like them. Mine are pretty quiet too, until a squirrel gets into their pen to eat the sunflower seeds I mix in with their feed. Then she starts honking 😂. She actually chases him out. I love the sound the males make though. I know some people hate it, but that's part of...
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    What age do males start "calling"?

    Hey everyone 👋, I'm not sure what the correct term is, but at what age do peacocks start the calling sound that they make a lot during mating season? I thought it would be at least two years old, but I have a yearling pair of India Blue's and I heard him the other morning making the sound...
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    Blue Jersey Giants or Australorps? Hmm

    Thank you so much for taking the time and being so thorough in your reply. I really appreciate that. I hope I have Jersey Giants, but if I don't, that's ok, they are so friendly and come running up to me as soon as they hear my voice. My main concern is being honest in selling their offspring in...
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    Blue Jersey Giants or Australorps? Hmm

    Hey everyone, I bought eight Blue Jersey Giant chicks almost four weeks ago from a breeder about 45 minutes from me. He said they were all two weeks old at the time. We met at a public place and he already had them in a box, and as soon as I got out of my out of my vehicle to meet him, it...
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    Once eggs start rocking, how long till pip?

    I hope all 5 hatch for you. As far as molting, my Sumatra's stopped laying completely during their molt, still haven't started back, but they're still in molt. I feed them the best food I can get, Nutrena Layer. I wish I could give them Nutrena Feather Fixer, but it only comes in pellet form...
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    Once eggs start rocking, how long till pip?

    That's funny that they were rocking for a week. Sounds like you should have chicks anytime now. It's my first experience that this has happened this long, so I was getting concerned, but you're right, they'll hatch when they're ready. I put mine on lockdown when they started rocking, which was a...
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    Once eggs start rocking, how long till pip?

    You're right, I was just surprised. Today is the fourth day of rocking. They aren't due to hatch until tomorrow at the earliest.
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    Once eggs start rocking, how long till pip?

    My peafowl eggs in incubator started rocking last night, August 21st, could have been earlier in the day, but just noticed last night. I put them in the incubator on July 28th. It was on day 24/25 depending how you count they started moving. They are still moving today, August 22nd. That would...
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    Jack is a Jerk.

    I don't know, but my current one was hand raised as a pet and is very tame and friendly, he's about 5 years old now. He eats snacks out of my hand all the time. He has 5 hens too. I think I just got lucky though. I didn't hand raise him, but the gentleman I got him from could carry him on his...
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    Jack is a Jerk.

    I had one like that too. He was an adult BS when I purchased him, and the previous owners didn't tell me anything about it, and it wasn't breeding season. He was the only one I let free range. I carried a plastic leaf rake with me and gave him a little dose of his own medicine when he tried to...
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