A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Bantambird]

Check out this meat bird brooder my dad brought me. It's from 1942. Sears, Roebuck and Co catalog purchase.

 

[memphis]

Oh wow! How cool is that? And what a great dad!!

Was over on the "Surviving Minnesota " thread inquiring on Coffee's whereabouts. They are busily marrying off Holm AND deciding his career path! Poor kid, whoops....young man....! The whole group is going to the wedding once Ralphie completes his screening process. I think us Turkey Thread folk ought to go too!!

 

[rjohns39]

That's sad about your rooster. I think a temp swing that much would be hard on any bird. I hope the rest of yours are ok. I lost a SS cockerel last summer on one of our hottest days. He wasn't there at lockup time and I looked around and found his body. I don't know for sure it was the heat, but it seemed the most likely, since he was fine before that.

Thanks Finnie. We tried to save him but to no avail. I guess the good news is we only lost one. I had gone to pickup lumber for my raised beds... It was 40 when we left and 60 when we got back and checked on everyone. Then I took what I thought to be a well deserved break for about an hour... when I went out for a smoke, the temp was around 100. The DW and I ran out to check on the birds and things were dyer. We opened the doors on the winter housing, brought in more fans and gave everyone cool water. They had water but it was hot. I actually doused several of the birds with the cold water with good effect. This guy had dug into the bedding trying to stay cool and was doing ok--but very weak. As the DW was going into the pen to get him, 5 other roos jumped him. I thought he was going to make it for a while--but in the end no joy.

 

[rjohns39]

I think us Turkey Thread folk ought to go too!!

I agree with you. I loved Minnesota--but dw was not up for the cold.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hi guys. I've been avoiding posting until the last shred of hope for Ralphie's Eggs was gone. Today I eggtopsyed the last one.

I eggtopsyed all the others on Friday, but this one had filled up more of its shell than they did, so I left it in the hatcher. Even though I knew darn well it wouldn't hatch.

I think that the postal service must really have done a number on them. Even though all but two were alive and developing, they didn't have what it took to withstand the spike in temps on day 15. I think they all perished before lockdown.

Oddly enough, the other eggs I had in that same incubator were 4 days younger than they were, and those survived the spike just fine. 6/10 of those hatched today, and I candled and saw movement in 2 of the 4 remaining, so I am hopeful for an 80% or better hatch rate on them. (GO Turkeys, GO!)

It was so sad looking down through the air cells at all of Ralphie's little chicks that didn't make it. (I didn't break the membranes.) They were so close, they almost made it. I'm sorry, Ralphie.

Oh No, I had such hope for them too.




Mailed eggs just have one foot in the grave when they start out I think.

After mailing the chicks to R2elk today, a first for me, I am thinking mailed birds is the way to go, more money upfront but at least you get something for it. R2elk did a whole thing on the cost of mailed eggs versus chicks...

I think he is smart to go for mailed chicks.

 

[rjohns39]

Oh No, I had such hope for them too.




Mailed eggs just have one foot in the grave when they start out I think.

After mailing the chicks to R2elk today, a first for me, I am thinking mailed birds is the way to go, more money upfront but at least you get something for it. R2elk did a whole thing on the cost of mailed eggs versus chicks...

I think he is smart to go for mailed chicks.

well, i'm about to learn the lesson first hand. i have people sending me eggs from six different flocks and will see what my hatch rate is.

 

[Finnie]

Hi guys. I've been avoiding posting until the last shred of hope for Ralphie's Eggs was gone. Today I eggtopsyed the last one. I eggtopsyed all the others on Friday, but this one had filled up more of its shell than they did, so I left it in the hatcher. Even though I knew darn well it wouldn't hatch.


I think that the postal service must really have done a number on them. Even though all but two were alive and developing, they didn't have what it took to withstand the spike in temps on day 15. I think they all perished before lockdown.


Oddly enough, the other eggs I had in that same incubator were 4 days younger than they were, and those survived the spike just fine. 6/10 of those hatched today, and I candled and saw movement in 2 of the 4 remaining, so I am hopeful for an 80% or better hatch rate on them. (GO Turkeys, GO!)


It was so sad looking down through the air cells at all of Ralphie's little chicks that didn't make it. (I didn't break the membranes.) They were so close, they almost made it. I'm sorry, Ralphie.

Oh No, I had such hope for them too.




Mailed eggs just have one foot in the grave when they start out I think.

After mailing the chicks to R2elk today, a first for me, I am thinking mailed birds is the way to go, more money upfront but at least you get something for it.   R2elk did a whole thing on the cost of mailed eggs versus chicks...

I think he is smart to go for mailed chicks.

Well, you know what my next question is going to be now, don't you?

 

[memphis]

Yeah, I'm agreeing with R2elk. Leave it to him to run the numbers!

 

[memphis]

Rain is over. Lovely evening. Sitting outside, Daisy asleep on my lap....luckily she doesn't mind my tablet parked on her back.

 

[duluthralphie]

Well, you know what my next question is going to be now, don't you?

No,,, what? And they could go out tomorrow...LOL