A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Well I sent 14 olive eggers to my son's friends dad. He came by this morning and picked them up. Of course he couldn't help but notice the 11 toms in the front yard soooooooo, in the morning he is coming to pick up two pair of RP's. This is a strategic move on my part. He owns a smokehouse and makes tons of sausage. Next on the agenda.....smoked turkys

mmmmm yummy, that was def a good choice on your part

I will know before long as I am aiming for 40 birds going into next breeding season. I am thinking the last predator attack did more damage than I thought. The pen seems eerily empty.

I seem to be low on my white legbars, I had 30 or more in that pen, I don't see that many anymore.

oh no! i hope they were just hiding!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Stupid question,

When do Toms start displaying?
i let my turkeys out for the first time yesterday and one kept doing the turkey-puff tail-pan
and the other just kept talking
they are only 5 weeks old
(hatched 5/21)

 

[duluthralphie]

Some of them display at a month or so, I love watching the babies strut.. I have found while it is mainly the boys it is not always the case...

 

[JRNash]

I don't know why,but I didn't snap that I have to keep at least three of the midget toms to set up the breeding clans. Brain must be waterlogged.

 

[JRNash]

Ralph do your Toms intercede when they see the chickens fight? Its always a surprise to the roosters.lol

 

[duluthralphie]

Yes, they do, they have one pecking order and the Toms are ahead of the roosters at this time.

But I love watching rooster/tom fights. It's like 2 kids on a playground lots of posturing with no one landing a punch

 

[R2elk]

Stupid question,

When do Toms start displaying?
i let my turkeys out for the first time yesterday and one kept doing the turkey-puff tail-pan
and the other just kept talking
they are only 5 weeks old
(hatched 5/21)

I have seen them strut as early as one week old. They barely have enough tail feathers to do the fan.

 

[memphis]

Little bug eyed babies strutting....cutest thing ever!

 

[Bantambird]

What a crazy weekend. Butchered 13 cockerels and argued with vegans.






Vegans are wierd. I explained why male birds must be culled and the preferred male to female ratio, but they all shouted about how I should feel bad. *Sigh*
I get the feeling they simply can't understand how maintaining a breeding group of animals works. I'm alright with being labeled a monster tho. It was almost entertaining to make them squirm

I also stated that my birds free range during the day, with only a five foot sheepwire fence and a barbwire string top and bottom to deter diggers and climbers, and that they could leave if they wanted to, but that they don't. Then I asked why my enslaved birds didn't siezed the opportunity and fly away. I got silence.