So very sorry for your loss, but you can take comfort in the fact that you tried hard and learned from the experience... And sometimes you have to forgive the new mama's too, as they have to learn... My plan for next year is to start the eggs under hens with a few hen eggs and when it comes...
Sounds like a wonderful 4th of July (although the 4th is not exactly any of my critters favorite holiday), but at least people will probably be eating hot dogs and hamburgers (not turkeys).
Hi all, posting this link mostly for the beautiful picture of Meleagris Oscellata, mostly a body pic, showing the incredible colors on the body of the bird... It also includes a historical account of the Mayan involvement with the bird and its range etc. for those that have an interest in such...
@R2elk, Of course not, nor does the terminology of turkeys apply to dogs... or to cats, etc., etc. I can tell that that matters a lot more to you than me... Sorry to have offended you with the posting. I enjoyed the article and it's focus on genetics and am able to forgive linguistic errors...
@R2elk, probably just a question of semantics, there are an astounding number of "breeds of dogs" but they are all the same species (canis lupus familiaris). Perhaps she was using the word breed in that sense when she should have used variety to be correct with the APA. At a dog show, the word...
Building a turkey cooling station in my coop, will consist of shade cloth, one of those plastic stand up misters and the lid from a large plastic storage tub, may add a solar fan, but they are $50.00, so that may have to wait (more for the solar panels). The girls are too hot! When the poults...
well, Bridget has her new family, 2 little BBB's from the feed store... I got the smallest ones, so they would look more like hatchlings, but they are about half fledged, don't know how old they are... They spent the night with her and this morning she has her wings spread over them and is...