The turkeys choose to sleep outside. Right by my backdoor, incidentally where the dog gets fed. They keep an ear out and an eye open for any late night feedings. They are obsessed.
The toms anyway. Some of the hens sleep inside. I suppose that may change as the weather gets colder. And...
I am sure she's over 5. She was given to me because she had food aggression with other dogs. She would snarl and growl and keep the turkeys off.. but now they overwhelm her. I do feed at the same time. They just happen to prefer the dog food. Right now there are 7 toms who are problematic...
Wonder how long it would take (days, weeks) her to settle down enough to eat. She does NOT like to be separated. We've tried a stall, a room in the house, a kennel. She won't settle. She's anxious about her flock.
How do you feed your LGD (mine is a Great Pyrenees) when the turkeys will push her out of the way and steal all of her food? Have you found an outdoor RFID feeder that will work. It's just crazy.
Here we are at nearly 9 weeks on my youngest 3. The first is obviously a female. I am thinking #2 is male. Number 3 & 4 pics are the same bird at different angles. Has me stumped. Again, I would be delighted if they are all girls. Your expertise is greatly appreciated!
Updated pics on all 10. 7 are 11 weeks, 3 are 7 weeks. I believe I have 3 girls and 3 boys in the 7 with the one in the 6th picture on the right that is stumping me. He/she has scallops in front but is so dark. I still do not know about the 3 seven week olds.
I get my feed from Sauder in Grabill, IN. They suggested Game Bird Starter for peas, turkeys, and pheasants. (They are all the same family.) I have only been raising for 5 years, but I have had no problems whatsoever with the game bird feed.
I think, and I can be wrong, the ones that marked with a yellow line are male, and the ones I marked with a blue line are female.. seems, their neck feathers are more scalloped instead of the way the boys neck feathers look. The little ones, I think number three is a male.
I sure hope these young ones are girls, because it looks like I only have one girl in the older group and that would be the black shoulder girl, unless anybody with better expertise can tell me otherwise...
Like here when he was just a young guy and before we got our enclosure and he flew off for the first time in the middle of winter, even and got himself very disoriented, and I had to go out and catch him. And bring him back...
I will try to get better pictures. I am a very hands off peacock lover.. Same with my ducks, they let me be around them. I just don't touch them unless I have to.