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Flying Broad Breasted White Turkeys from Meyer Hatchery
We ordered BBW's from Ideal over two years ago and we still have two of them left. Ours could fly but they were certainly BBW's. They would roost on top of a 7ft building when they were younger. They wouldn't get up there as easily as our Narragansetts we had growing at the same time but they...- wolfie115
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"Stargazing" turkey poult?
Not sure how or why but I ended up moving my stargazer into a larger/taller cage with his pals and he is doing better! In fact I haven't seen him stargaze in about a week! I haven't changed his diet or anything really and I had quit giving him the vitamin B supplement as he wasn't having any... -
Turkey Poults Strutting
Last year we got a little poult that would strut, and she is definitely a she! Hatched a clutch this year for us actually and I've already seen one of her babies strut too. XD It's so cute when they strut so young. We have two in the house right now that are about 3 weeks old, I had them running... -
"Stargazing" turkey poult?
So the three remainders are doing well, we've had to other clutches hatch and they seem to be doing fine. The one that was star-gazing hasn't done it since it was like 2 days old. We did however have a poult in that clutch that had deformed legs, he sadly didn't make it. His outer toes were... -
a Jake or a Jenny?
Looks like a tom to me, notice how bald he is? I know it may sound odd, since hens are mostly bald too, but hens also have feathers growing all the way up the back of the head. On a young tom, there will be a bit of "peach fuzz" but you can see where the feathers stop. His snood appears to be... -
Gender help...although it might be too early...
I can't tell what sex they are yet, it will be easier once they go bald. However, I can tell you that they are not Bourbon Reds. :) -
"Stargazing" turkey poult?
Okay, so we added some vitamin/electrolyte mix to his water that had thiamine in it, also gave him some crushed up cereal that also had it in there. He's still "stargazing" but it doesn't seem as intense. I don't know what happened with our poults this year, we had 8 hatch in the incubator and... -
"Stargazing" turkey poult?
So this year we have encountered a view issues with our baby turkeys, we already lost one that refused to eat or drink but this one is acting really strange. He is still eating and drinking, I catch him doing it every so often but almost every time I go to visit them he throws his head up... -
Neck Dancing Turkey Poult
So recently we hatched a bunch of baby turkeys, at first all seemed well but then we've been having some problems occur. We lost one baby, not sure why but he laid around a lot and refused to eat or drink anything. We have another one however that does a "neck dance" and it worries me. He gets...- wolfie115
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Do Hens have Beards
We have 3 toms and 5 hens. I'm pretty sure 4 of our 5 hens have beards, 3 I know of for sure. :) -
I gots a new couple of turkeys...what are we?
The tom also appear Bourbon Red or mostly Bourbon Red to me. The hen may be a Bourbon Red crosses with something else or maybe a Buff. Mixed breed turkeys sell surprisingly well you never really know what you will end up with and sometimes they and up more colorful than the purebred birds. Not a... -
Vastly approaching their 2nd birthday!
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Vastly approaching their 2nd birthday!
So, I'm excited to say that my first turkey is quickly approaching his second birthday at the beginning of April. :) Better yet he is a BBW! The pretty girl next to him is my friends BBW hen who she got at the same time. We had 9 BBW's to start with two years ago. Sold 2 at a 4H auction... -
Turkeys drowning in the rain?
We've had turkeys for two years and our birds will stay out in the rain, sometimes they will hide under things but our toms especially don't mind the rain like the chickens do. They hold their heads high because they are very proud birds. We haven't lost any because they were out in the rain... -
Bourbon Reds - Boys or Girls?
Judging by the feathers up the neck I would say you've got a pair of pretty red ladies. :) I have a lovely tom that I would love to get some girls for. XD -
What would you call this color?
So I have a mixed flock here at home, unfortunately no purebred pairs so when breeding season comes we get a backyard mix of some interesting looking birds. :) Last year our only heritage hen was a Blue Palm who was breeding with one of our two Narrie toms. They produced poults that looked like... -
sweetgrass tom or hen about 7 months old
Looks like a tom to me, his snood is long than the two hens in that last picture and he reminds me of our Narrie toms when they were about that age. Hens also have feathers that grow up the back of the head, usually all the way to the snood. On toms the feathers stop at the top of the neck just... -
What could I be?
So, we have this sweet little hen we got from our local feed store last spring. I've posted pictures of her before to try and find out what she might have in her. To me, she looks slatey but I know nothing of turkey genetics to be sure if that actually means something. She's not very big, only... -
Need Some Advice, Hen Not Acting Right
The wound is on her shoulder just above the pit of her wing. Her striking her head is what we're thinking may have happened just not sure how or what caused the wound. We've been cleaning it out and giving her penicillin to fight any infection she might have. She's doing better since we've found... -
Need Some Advice, Hen Not Acting Right
So our BB/Narrie cross has been acting odd lately. First we noticed she was getting clumsy and not roosting with the rest of the crew. We kept finding her in the coop with our BBW's which was unusual for her. Since then she hasn't been eating too well and has gotten VERY clumsy. Like, she starts...