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    DH and son saying turkeys are too stupid

    Turkey people are special. Now I'm not saying that all people with turkeys are special 'cause there are turkey raisers and turkey people... As far as stupid? no more so than some dogs I've cared for!
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    Question about "rogue" MW hen

    Here's my 2 cents worth and it comes mostly from raising chickens... I would confine her with her eggs. While she sitting she won't leave the nes and will be a "sitting turkey" for whatever preditor comes along. This spring I kept my turkey mon confined from the time she started laying until...
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    Hi There

    Hi name is/was Jeffrey. He's a young mule I bought at auction. I sold him this spring as he needed something to do besides hanging around and getting into things. He was a real character!
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    Adult Plumage?

    At what age should my Bourbon Red Poult get his/her adult plumage. S/he was hatched on July 6 and still has brown feathers. I had some with darker down and some with lighter down. Is it sex related or just the luck of the draw. This one had the darker down and feathers.
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    Hi There

    With age comes experience! The poults got scared when my husband went past with the lawn mower and drowned themselves in the adults water pail. Who would have though they could jump that high? I have found that books aren't very helpful if you are trying to raise pet turkeys as opposed to...
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    Socializing Poults

    My (rather limited) experience with Turkeys is that they will gradually become tamer through exposure. As the realize where the food comes from they will become more comfortable with you. I have never set out to tame my turkeys, but they tend to hang around where I am when I'm outside and will...
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    Hi There

    Hi everyone, I am from Busby, Alberta in Canada. I live on a quarter section which is really more of a glorified acreage. We rent out about half the land to a neighbour and keep the rest for my menagerie. I have 8 assorted horses and ponies, 2 pot Bellied pigs, some turkeys and a gander named...
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