A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[PolarBerry]

I’m collecting eggs for hatching. Have people contacting me for poults already... so far behind but will get my incubator up soon!

 

[Phill98]

The 4 penciled babies The 5th one is still in the incubator drying off but it hatched pure white so it's probably only going to be semi penciled. I didn't take pictures of the others that hatched. I ended up with9 babies hatched and 3 babies DIS.

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I have never seen penciled turkeys! I searched them on internet, they are gorgeous!

 

[memphis]

Alicia...those babies are the whole reason for the party!! They are soooooo cute!!

Aurora...wow. Let us know what the genetic guru's have to say.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I have never seen penciled turkeys! I searched them on internet, they are gorgeous!

This is Phil, my big penciled Tom

And these are Lil and Mister. Lil is Phil's twin sister. Mister is a semi penciled tri colored blue palm. This is not a flattering picture at all but Lil and Mister are the parents these babies

 

[Molpet]

This is Phil, my big penciled Tom

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And these are Lil and Mister. Lil is Phil's twin sister. Mister is a semi penciled tri colored blue palm. This is not a flattering picture at all but Lil and Mister are the parents these babies

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I am surprised no one has responded on the FB genetics page, at least a few minutes ago no comments
Sometimes they are all over it right away

 

[R2elk]

Wednesday morning I caught one of the young toms trying to rape my 11 year old Blue Slate hen. I did not take time to make sure I could recognize the perpetrator as a broke up the attempted rape.

After much back and forth effort I got the three young toms isolated in a grow out pen. Fortunately the weather was not horrible the past two days and the executions prevented any more shenanigans. I had processed one in December at 4 months old for a friend. It dressed out at 8 1/2 lbs. These three at 5 1/2 months old dressed out at 13 lbs. each with a nice layer of fat on them.

The run is now a civilized and quiet place. Breeding season is here and I will not have to separate the toms (already gone) to prevent their hidden Narragansett gene from being spread.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Speaking of breeding season... If anyone needs any hen saddles...

 

[Molpet]

My turkeys are wound up.
Yesterday the hen had it in for the son. Today the tom and jake were chasing a roo through the snow. Poor roo ran down the beaten path and floundered about 30' to a grape vine before I could get through the e net and run 50'. They tried to take him from me, especially the spare, a jake. As soon as I put the roo away, they lost interest... I reminded them who is dominant anywayAnd my boots got full of snow
Come spring I am building another coop so I can contain the turkeys in the big hoop coop.
I want to wait on the jake and freezer camp until I know the tom survived the winter.

 

[memphis]

R2elk....the serenity of a convent...

I can vouch for those hen saddles!

Molpet....sounds like you got your exercise in for the day! LOL!

 

[Molpet]

Speaking of breeding season... If anyone needs any hen saddles...

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I can vouch for them too.
And more are on the way

ETA I have 3 that look the same and 2 that are trouble makers. They keep taking leg bands off. Not only do the saddles protect they are great to ID from a distance