A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

I've been thinking about doing something like this for ducks.

Have you thought about something like this for you dux...

 

[rjohns39]

Hey Ralphie, we had duck curry last night for dinner

 

[generaldsherman]

I don't. I never have little ones around at this time of the year but a person could take a piece of plywood and draw two circles on it. Set the bucket on the plywood upside down and trace the bucket on the plywood. Draw another line parallel to that one on the inside about 1" to 1 1/2" in. Mark four lips 90° apart from each other and extend them outside the bigger circle by 1". Make these lips approximately 2" wide. Cut out the pattern so that the lip areas are part of the inner circle. What you should have left is a piece of plywood that will cover the inner part of the bucket with an open area 1" to 1 1/2" wide everywhere but where the lips are. Attach a piece of 1"x2" on the bottom of each of the lips. The lips will rest on the bucket edge and the attached 1"x2"s will keep it from being knocked off of the bucket. I hope that you can understand this. If not, I will try to make one and take some pictures but it may be some time before I get around to it.

I had to do something similar for my goats; the "goat" dog (well, we don't have sheep so he can't be a "sheep" dog) likes to swim in their trough.

 

[sfgwife]

I had to do something similar for my goats; the "goat" dog (well, we don't have sheep so he can't be a "sheep" dog) likes to swim in their trough.

Hey! We have a “goat” dog too. Hahaha. But right now she cannot goat or Fee (her name is athena we call her fee) cause it is jus too dang cold for all that nonsense even in her sweater.

 

[generaldsherman]

My mother asked me a good question earlier today:

Anybody heard of Ocellated turkeys?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

My mother asked me a good question earlier today:

Anybody heard of Ocellated turkeys?

Pretty much every turkey lover eventually hears of the ocellated turkey. Then they immediately find out that they're next to impossible to buy or keep :/

 

[R2elk]

My mother asked me a good question earlier today:

Anybody heard of Ocellated turkeys?

There are two species of turkeys, Meleagris gallapavo which is the Wild Turkey and all domestic turkeys descended from them and Meleagris ocellated, the Ocellated turkey.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/anyone-keep-ocellated-turkeys.721358/#post-9894866

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ocellated-turkeys.417739/#post-5092144

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ocellated-turkeys.824750/

 

[holm25]

As a turkey hunter I find the Ocellated turkeys but I don't have any interest in raising them... I would love to hunt them one day though...

 

[duluthralphie]

Kill, Kill, Kill...that's all you kids think about these days!

I want to make a pet out of one and teach it to perch on the deck all day long......

Speaking of that..I had a PITA last night. He was on the fence roosting when I locked the door.....It was too cold and dark to chase him in....So I either have one less Ton this morning or he made it through the night. I am not really fussy which it is....I am thinking a jerk Tom might be New Years day dinner.....He would be the top of the list if he stays out again.

 

[duluthralphie]

I was able to identify the PITA that sat out last night, when I opened the coop this morning...

I know some of you will find this hard to believe but it was my RP tom! IDIOT!

He was complaining I did not open the door fast enough for him.


I would like to tell you what I told him, but such language is against the rules here...