A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Bantambird]

Lucky is doing great. Coloring looks pretty cool. Mom is a blue dad is the boy with one feather so I have no idea the what he'll look like.View attachment 1480831View attachment 1480832View attachment 1480836 View attachment 1480837

Looks like lucky will be a blue turkey, anyways

 

[PolarBerry]

So my broody hen hatched a single poult so far. Unfortunately looks like another hen or the Tom grabbed the baby and partially ripped its scalp open. I heard faint peeping outside and the thing was lying sprawled out and panting in the full sun on a 100* day. Still alive but prognosis is probably poor.

Brought the little one inside to my brooder and cleaned wounds with vetericyn, applied triple antibiotic, and gave a few cc’s of nutridrench and bird vitamins mixed into lukewarm water. Poor thing.

Bad mama hen

 

[rjohns39]

Well, I think I'm gonna sell off my RPs... They've been a real challenge here and I don't have any white (aka yellow poults). Maybe give it some time and try again. I need to setup a place for the bachelors and work on growing out some girls. I've got a guy interested in "pairs"... Hard for me to swallow as we all know how pairs work out.

 

[memphis]

RP's are beautiful Rjohns... but....and I repeat....I swear there is something different about them!!

 

[rjohns39]

RP's are beautiful Rjohns... but....and I repeat....I swear there is something different about them!!

I think it's our weather. they just are not as hardy as the rest.

 

[memphis]

Just seems they are a bit deviant. Also have the impression they are escapist....just a ask Aurora!

 

[memphis]

Geez Polarberry....hate to hear that....keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[sfgwife]

Just seems they are a bit deviant. Also have the impression they are escapist....just a ask Aurora!

Omg ues! Escapees! The ones that escape here THE MOST are the rp! They are the lightest in weight too though. So mebbe that is why?

 

[PolarBerry]

Geez Polarberry....hate to hear that....keeping my fingers crossed!

Thanks. I don’t know if he got pecked too hard on the head or was in the full sun too long but he can’t seem to get his feet up under him. Like he’s scooted around on his belly but coordination seems off. And doesn’t look like anything leg related. I’ll give him some time to recover from the shock of it all before I decide to cull or continue treating. Poor turklet.

So yeah, won’t be giving my hen any from the incubator hatch to raise. I’ll leave her with the remaining 10 eggs she has and see if she wants to actually be a mom.

 

[Finnie]

I know that may classify me as crazy.

Not around here it won't.
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