A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[memphis]

Uggg...the girls are fighting. Found them in a head lock. Threw them in their pen & am now hiding in the house. I hate this. They have bloody faces.

 

[CindyinSD]

I did find the ones carrying the larger caliber firearms while committing highway robbery were females. The males seem to prefer blackjacks and brass knuckles.

My kind of gals

Uggg...the girls are fighting. Found them in a head lock. Threw them in their pen & am now hiding in the house. I hate this. They have bloody faces.

Awww... What’re you gonna do? Poor mama... How awful. I hope your girls get all over the hormones soon.

In other news... we’re out! DH just couldn’t stop picking at that driveway and he finally broke through. Now he’s snoring on the couch. So cute.

 

[memphis]

Glad your out Cindy..Not much you ca do about two hormonal hens. Have to let them work it out.
Does anyone else have hens that fight when hormonal?? Is it just my girls??

 

[CindyinSD]

Maybe mine are too young... or maybe it’s a turkey thing, but my chicken hens don’t seem to be any different. I got 14 eggs today. Most ever so far! I think they’re happy about two straight, sunny days in the mid 40s. I know I am.

 

[R2elk]

Glad your out Cindy..Not much you ca do about two hormonal hens. Have to let them work it out.
Does anyone else have hens that fight when hormonal?? Is it just my girls??

The Sweetgrass hen I had would pick a fight with the Sweetgrass tom every day before she would let him breed her.

 

[duluthralphie]

The hens like to beat the poor roosters in their pens. But they leave each other along...

Except for the one doing the 120 day broody cleanse..she mainly wants to pick a fight with me...

And the egg has not turned into a chicken yet.. it is looking doubtful at this point.

 

[memphis]

So sm I the only one with fighting hens this time of year? Is it because we have no tom?? Its so stressful for me. I just hate this....

 

[Bantambird]

Also I figured out what has happened to his hackles, and why the Marans rooster hackles always look worst.

apparently the hens are eating the front and side feathers of their hackles, and the roosters let them...

 

[R2elk]

Also I figured out what has happened to his hackles, and why the Marans rooster hackles always look worst.View attachment 1706013 apparently the hens are eating the front and side feathers of their hackles, and the roosters let them...

That is what goes on with turkey tom beards. The turkey hens "groom" the tom's beards and they let them.

 

[duluthralphie]

Also I figured out what has happened to his hackles, and why the Marans rooster hackles always look worst.View attachment 1706013 apparently the hens are eating the front and side feathers of their hackles, and the roosters let them...

Poor rooster, but I can identify with him being all henpecked and everything.