A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[CindyinSD]

Oh yes, definitely cute mother & child studies! So sweet together, especially for the holiday season. With a bit more staging, they’d make awesome Christmas cards.

Yes... Scottish Highlands. I have to admit to falling in love with their adorable fluffiness. Stepdaughter says we have “trendy cows.” But really I swear I only really wanted them because of their superior hardiness, ability to thrive on lesser forage, supreme mothering skills, easy calving, lean tender meat (the meangirl one and bull calves), and because I want to paint them. It had nothing to do with them looking like miniature Aurochs or certainly with any random adorable fluffiness...

 

[CindyinSD]

Somehow I skipped past your post and didn’t see it until now, R2. Oops!

A long stick or two long sticks (one for each hand). Approach slowly. Keep repeating until both you and they get it right. Sometimes a blockade (pallet, piece of fencing, etc.) can be helpful in forming a funnel to herd them into.

LOL “Herding turkeys” just sounds so funny. Anyway, your description makes sense. Thanks!

I want to do intensive grazing and follow the cows by 3-4 days with any poultry I can get to cooperate... do you or anyone else happen to know whether turkeys can be tricked into respecting poultry e-netting? Or sheep & goat netting for that matter... (I don’t have any of the latter, but I think it’s probably a little taller... perhaps more intimidating). I know they fly... and probably jump really well too, (though tbh I’m kind of against clipping wing feathers, I think) but e-fence is obviously more a psychological than a physical barrier so I’m not sure it couldn’t work, especially if the turkeys were okay with being in there anyway. What do you think? (There will be portable coops/shelters involved here.)

About sexing turkeys, have you all tried the method of picking them up by the shoulders and seeing whether they draw up their little feet (boy) or let them hang down(girl)? There was another one you guys talked about... turning them on their backs and seeing whether they drew in their legs (girl, I think) or stretched them out/kicked (boy). Has anyone tested this, whether it works at all?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

About sexing turkeys, have you all tried the method of picking them up by the shoulders and seeing whether they draw up their little feet (boy) or let them hang down(girl)? There was another one you guys talked about... turning them on their backs and seeing whether they drew in their legs (girl, I think) or stretched them out/kicked (boy). Has anyone tested this, whether it works at all?

That does not work. I actually had someone do that to my poults that I was selling once except they them picked one up by it's head! The only time I've ever freaked out on a customer. People just tell me which ones they want now and I don't let anyone come to my house anymore.

 

[PolarBerry]

So the introduced poult took her first steps outside today. She wasn’t entirely thrilled with 40 degrees and wind... one hen did some snood pulling and chased her but no blood was drawn and they stopped so I’ve left them together now. Hope the girls continue to behave. I put in multiple feeders and waterers and left her kennel door just open wide enough for her to escape into where the adults can’t fit fully.

Spent my New Year’s Eve so far cleaning all my animal pens and finishing up a chicken flight wire topper.

Ooh Scottish highland! Love ‘em!

 

[CindyinSD]

That does not work. I actually had someone do that to my poults that I was selling once except they them picked one up by it's head! The only time I've ever freaked out on a customer. People just tell me which ones they want now and I don't let anyone come to my house anymore.

Sheesh! A person not yet grown-up enough to care for animals for sure! I did think the leg thing sounded a little too easy. (Or maybe like someone just pranking his audience.)

I’m kind of wary about people coming over, too (if I were to ever decide to sell any babies, eggs, etc.) Mainly because they probably already have poultry. I’ve been told that mycoplasma something-or-other is endemic to our area (by the president of the local poultry club) and that this meant I shouldn’t worry about taking home a rooster of his that had been exposed... I didn’t take the rooster but I did take a shower. After that, I’d say the same as you... “I will bring the babies to town for you.”

 

[PolarBerry]

I always meet people buying poults in a public place vs at the farm. We do live far out which works as a good excuse for them.

 

[memphis]

Hey....don't forget about the poop test to determine sex! Kathy...@casportpony (who is our resident Poop Inspector General) particularly likes this method. LOL!

Polarberry....desperately need baby pictures!

Cindy...my hens can hop a 6 foot fence with barely a wing flap. I wouldn't clip wings.

 

[memphis]

So...anybody else partying the night away?? That darn Daisy really wanted too. She wanted to wear sparkly saddle & tierra. But I know darn well she'd be asleep shortly after dusk. No convincing her! Aurora...need to add formal wear to you turkey saddle designer line!

 

[Molpet]

So...anybody else partying the night away?? That darn Daisy really wanted too. She wanted to wear sparkly saddle & tierra. But I know darn well she'd be asleep shortly after dusk. No convincing her! Aurora...need to add formal wear to you turkey saddle designer line!

I watched new zeland celebrate this morning
Does that count? LOL

 

[Molpet]

Sheesh! A person not yet grown-up enough to care for animals for sure! I did think the leg thing sounded a little too easy. (Or maybe like someone just pranking his audience.)

I’m kind of wary about people coming over, too (if I were to ever decide to sell any babies, eggs, etc.) Mainly because they probably already have poultry. I’ve been told that mycoplasma something-or-other is endemic to our area (by the president of the local poultry club) and that this meant I shouldn’t worry about taking home a rooster of his that had been exposed... I didn’t take the rooster but I did take a shower. After that, I’d say the same as you... “I will bring the babies to town for you.”

The first poults I got they did the legs test.... said it was two pairs. .. turned out to be four jakes.
My turkeys rarely fly over the four foot poultry net... they fly up to a six foot wooden Post, they fly to the top rail on the chain link fence... And then down or into a tree.