A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Bantambird]

My brother lived next door for awhile. He allowed the Barn Swallows to nest in his "barn". When the eggs hatched the parents would sit on the electric wires between our places. When I would go over by there, the little stinkers would dive bomb me.

Grandma loved to watch the house swallows because they nested along all of the eaves they were right at the windows. There was no TV out there, no cable, no vcr or anything like that for her, just radio when weather was right, and records. I can't ever recall the swallows being jerks. They mostly ignored us. Likely some had been helped by her at some point, she was a bleeding heart of a cowgirl. She taught me a few things. She actually kept the horse that busted her knees, and that mare lived into her 40s. She was pretty rough on the outside, though... A real salty, weathered, solitary cowgirl....

 

[Bantambird]

Aww, I'm so sorry you lost her. It's always hard but like you said, she lived a nice, long life for her breed. As far as blackhead, if they don't have access to the soul, they should be fine. I brood my turkeys and chickens together and even have soon living together outside too but it's not an issue in my address (at least as far as I know).

Now lapper training is super easy and fun! Spend time with them, hold them, talk to them as often as you can. Using turkey language is a bonus lol. Before you know it, you'll have lappers!



I've found one of them in my garden here. I thought it was pretty cool with the little ring around it's neck. It's amazing how fast those little buggers are! I like little snakes... They don't intimidate me and I'm not afraid to mess with them lol.

My kids see to it that when there are low numbers of poults, there will be lappers. Ablyn is our most annoying lapper, because he's a big goofy tom and Tom's will start to mate anything they are sitting or standing on.
There are 2 bb bronze that my kids are raising for the fair, already lappers.
Because, kids. They love handling the poults. And because I got those poults they still had egg teeth and there were 6 to start....

 

[ketojenn]

I cannot WAIT for this muddy mess to dry up so paul can work my garden for me! My hands are itchin to be out there! And to see how well it all does this year from all the poop, composte, hay, straw and mulch we put in it after we pulled everything out in the fall.

I was just telling dh last night, I can't wait to get all that stuff tilled under and get stuff planted! It's finally dried out enough, but we have to be gone this weekend. Some of my neighbors already have all their potatoes in. Gah!

 

[Finnie]

Ok, I'm hopelessly behind again. I was trying to read "current" posts, and just catch up later on old ones, but then the current posts got to be 30 unread pages!

Anyway, here is my first hatch of the year- 100%!

5/5 turkeys, 8/8 chickens.

The last one just hatched, from a Bantam egg. I hope the poults don't kill it. They have been biting and pulling on its parts since it was still in the egg. Poor thing!It sucks to hatch last.

 

[memphis]

One more day at the show then home. Sure miss my girls. They get real clingy after I've been gone more than a few days. Poor babies!!

 

[Finnie]

One more day at the show then home. Sure miss my girls. They get real clingy after I've been gone more than a few days. Poor babies!!

national specialties are fun! I hope you are having a good time.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I just came to the realization last night that Eve, Sweet Pea, and Pebbles are all 4 years old already! It's amazing how fast time flies! That means that Romeo, Cuddles, and Princess are all 3 years old already too. Wow.

 

[R2elk]

I just came to the realization last night that Eve, Sweet Pea, and Pebbles are all 4 years old already! It's amazing how fast time flies! That means that Romeo, Cuddles, and Princess are all 3 years old already too. Wow.

The older you get the faster time goes by.

 

[memphis]

I can't believe Romeo & Cuddles are 3! That's crazy!!

Back home! Whew! Long week on the road. The girls were excited to get lap time & take walks! They were both chatty...heard about all their woes. Neither let me out of their sight. Which makes unloading the van tricky. Had to toss each out of the van several times. Now back to work! Oh boy....

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I can't believe Romeo & Cuddles are 3! That's crazy!!

Back home! Whew! Long week on the road. The girls were excited to get lap time & take walks! They were both chatty...heard about all their woes. Neither let me out of their sight. Which makes unloading the van tricky. Had to toss each out of the van several times. Now back to work! Oh boy....

They missed you so much! They're trying to show you that there's room in the van for them too lol. Wouldn't that be a sight! A couple turkey hens having out at the dog shows!