A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

But if I gave my turkey eggs to broody hens, what would I do for those 28 days? Pay attention to work? Pshaw... That's why I have three going on four overlapping turkey sets.

In all honesty, this year was really kind to me at work in the spring season. I have time to watch eggs grow. Next year may be different.

And one Guinea keet will be a very interesting experience! I hope he sets the chickens a few days late so the hatch is timed.

I was going to suggest that, OR he BUY as in pay for a dozen Guinea eggs......... I told him how fragile and hyper the keets are, that's all I can do. The problem with setting the chicken eggs late is you do not know if the guinea eggs will take 25 days or 28.

 

[mountain mom]

Ralph, she is young. Just a year. But so insanely MEAN! I agree not to trust, but if I don't give her a chance...

And by the way, don't let your mom sell anymore eggs. Why isn't she watching Elsa and Anna?! Great grandma? Perfect for those top secret missions. Leaves you to care for eggs and Bert.

SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!! I am concerned taking the eggs from the perfect incubator environment, then giving them to a chicken. I just don't know what to do.

By the way, it is a Moscow mule type of night.

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralph, she is young. Just a year. But so insanely MEAN! I agree not to trust, but if I don't give her a chance...

And by the way, don't let your mom sell anymore eggs. Why isn't she watching Elsa and Anna?! Great grandma? Perfect for those top secret missions. Leaves you to care for eggs and Bert.

SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!! I am concerned taking the eggs from the perfect incubator environment, then giving them to a chicken. I just don't know what to do.

By the way, it is a Moscow mule type of night.

I barely lived to be an adult, I do not want my grandkids to go through what I did!!!! I will watch the kids,,and she can give away my second most expensive eggs,,,

BTW if your eggs do not make it, I can get more Ethel eggs I think, maybe.

 

[mountain mom]

I barely lived to be an adult, I do not want my grandkids to go through what I did!!!! I will watch the kids,,and she can give away my second most expensive eggs,,,

BTW if your eggs do not make it, I can get more Ethel eggs I think, maybe.

Did you barely make it to adulthood because of riding cows?

I will keep the eggies in the bator. I don't want to risk it. I will get some less valuable eggs to test her out.

 

[duluthralphie]

Did you barely make it to adulthood because of riding cows?

I will keep the eggies in the bator. I don't want to risk it. I will get some less valuable eggs to test her out.

Naw, she never cared if we rode cow, it was Dad that use to get his undies in a bunch over that.....And that was his fault... Had he bought us a horse like a good Dad would have, we would not been forced to ride cows!

 

[mountain mom]

Sound reasoning!

 

[chickadoodles]

Our cows are tame and we hand feed and pet them. But ride them.... Not a chance!

I don't understand how you did it.

 

[WalnutHill]

I rode our three beef cattle until my dad finally broke down and got a horse. I had outgrown the pony years before, and it was rope cattle or ride cattle...

They were not very cooperative, that's for sure!

 

[duluthralphie]

As Walnuthilll says you either rode a cow or nothing. We would have to go out in the pasture to get the cattle somedays for milking. Most of the time they would come back, but not always. When they did not we had to go get them, ON FOOT, because we did not have a horse...

If we did not ride a cow back we had to walk back. We had a large pasture, it was a mile from the house to the other end of the pasture, because of fencing round a "bottomless swamp" we could walk nearly a mile and a half one way....... so we would jump on a cow and hold on tight. The cows were not really into being rode. They bucked jumped and ran real fast. Most of the time you never got to ride the same cow twice. The advantage of having lots of cows was their short memories and not learning from another cows experiences.

The back bone on a cow is a rather unpleasant sensation on a guys crotch. BUT they can be ridden, if you do not mind the pain and have the skill to hold on tight. DO NOT USE THE EARS AS HANDLES!!!

Grab the neck and sort of lie down reaching forward, it works best, grabbing the ears will result in immediate ejection from the animal.

 

[chickadoodles]

Oh my gosh! Ya'll are cracking me up!

How fun. We did not have any cows and once my parents moved us on an old dairy farm and we wanted a horse and did not have one. So my sister and I took turns sitting on moms rug she had thrown over a fence like it was a horse! We took turns pushing the fence back and forth!