A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[OneMountainAcres]

Congrats on the penciled!! Yipee!!

Thank you! I may not be able to sell those 2 lol

 

[rjohns39]

Gorgeous bug eyed babies.

 

[rjohns39]

When that jake gets to be a tom he will remember that cockerel and get his revenge.. if the cockerel is still around.

These are my youngest boys. They avoid the adults and the older boys as they are quite advanced in the snood pulling game. That cockerel was one of the mentor chicks, who refuses to sleep with the chickens at night and instead sleeps with the older boys, but he's also the best at taking care of his girls and super alert to predators.

 

[Molpet]

This weekend's turkey hatch. Looks like 2 penciled babies and a red head

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[feedman77]

Cute little poults. @Auroradream26

Well if there is a sale today I have 8 toms loaded up to go to new homes today.

I fellow I have traded turkeys with a few years ago called me this morning looking for hens. As he is over run with toms. Worked out a deal for all my narri hens and my last palm hen.

So headed into spring will just have bourbon red and buffs for eggs.

Still have 2 royal and 1 blue palm tom left to rehome.

 

[feedman77]

Got my 8 toms rehomed.
It was not a good day at the sale for bachelor toms. Avg. 20 each.

But mated pairs. We're bringing 150 to 175 a pair. Hens were bringing 50 to 80 each.

Miscalculation on my part not putting hens with them.

So I may have to cancel my hen deal tomorrow. As I brought home a yearling narri Tom. 15 bucks.

So I Sid reasonably well as that's all I brought home. Lol

 

[feedman77]

Kinda quiet around the turkey coop pen today.

With the 8 toms gone gobbling is almost non existant.

Usually a gobble fest all day.

 

[PolarBerry]

Question: my hens were born in August and are just now around 7 months. Will they lay this year? Soon?

Need to build a few nest boxes and we are wondering when to get them done by. It’s just been so rainy/snowy it’s hard to cut wood with the power tools and no covered area to do so!

 

[Bantambird]

Question: my hens were born in August and are just now around 7 months. Will they lay this year? Soon?

Need to build a few nest boxes and we are wondering when to get them done by. It’s just been so rainy/snowy it’s hard to cut wood with the power tools and no covered area to do so!

I use big plastic totes as nest boxes for the turkeys. The higher sides discourage the toms from bothering the hens and I don't have to build anything, just shavings or hay/straw bedding. It's big enough their tails stay nice, and I have the grit hopper propped against the side so it doesn't tip when they stand on the lip of the tote.

 

[feedman77]

Question: my hens were born in August and are just now around 7 months. Will they lay this year? Soon?

Need to build a few nest boxes and we are wondering when to get them done by. It’s just been so rainy/snowy it’s hard to cut wood with the power tools and no covered area to do so!

Yes the will lay this spring. I'm hoping mine start in the middle to end of march.

Edit: I use igloo style doghouses for mine to lay in.