A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

I never put my meat birds with the others. The meat birds are so meek and get picked on so badly when with other birds from my experience.

But it might work for you.

 

[CindyinSD]

I never put my meat birds with the others. The meat birds are so meek and get picked on so badly when with other birds from my experience.

But it might work for you.

These littles aren’t meat birds—the meaties are in their own tractor. This lot that I need to move are half various breeds of layer chicks and half of them are poults... some of the chicks are really tiny, but I didn’t order any bantams. I think the tinies are my Cochins and Marans—maybe they just start smaller than other breeds?

The ones already in the grow-out are also regular chickens.

 

[duluthralphie]

These littles aren’t meat birds—the meaties are in their own tractor. This lot that I need to move are half various breeds of layer chicks and half of them are poults... some of the chicks are really tiny, but I didn’t order any bantams. I think the tinies are my Cochins and Marans—maybe they just start smaller than other breeds?

The ones already in the grow-out are also regular chickens.

Oops I misunderstood... I normally don’t have a problem with what you are doing.

 

[CindyinSD]

Oops I misunderstood... I normally don’t have a problem with what you are doing.

Cool! Thanks. Another question... (when you have time)

I put my BBWs in the grow-out yard, under the chicken coop because they didn’t seem happy in the tractor with the meaties. They’re still not quite as big as the hens, but when they seem big enough to forbid hazing, I think I’ll try putting them together.

The BBWs don’t seem to mind walking on the snow and they’re pacing the wire between themselves & the hens. The hens aren’t paying attention atm. They’re not going anywhere I didn’t shovel. Still, it’s drizzling and I think the snow will soon run off (to flood out some poor down-river farmer’s crops) and set my hens free from icky white stuff. Anyway they’ll be able to see one another for a while before they can touch.

I may just put the bigs (excepting the meatie chickens who will be nearing freezer camp time unless I keep them longer) all in the hens’ summer house together; silly geese, too. It’s only supposed to be a bedroom and a hiding place from raptors. If the ground becomes solid enough, they can follow the cows and eat maggots.

What do you think?

 

[duluthralphie]

I think you can do whatever you want....

I have never had trouble with turkeys they seem to accept each other fine..

The Toms fight constantly but that’s normal, mainly 3 way snood pulling contests...

I have one white legbar rooster that hates one turkey hen.. he chases it all over the place until another rooster or Tom takes him down a peg..

When I had BB turkeys they fit in fine together..

 

[CindyinSD]

Thanks so much, Ralphie! I know... I way overthink this stuff. I’m kinda OCD. It always seems to end up being way less complicated and way more forgiving than I had expected.

 

[memphis]

Gotta love turkeys! Spent time working in the yard.....with their help of course. They just amuse me.

 

[R2elk]

Gotta love turkeys! Spent time working in the yard.....with their help of course. They just amuse me.

I was wrong. When I was getting ready to go to town, the wild hen walked by in front of me. I have no idea where she was earlier but she is still here.

Yesterday morning I saw her across the road snooping around the neighbor's garage and then later she came back. She hops up onto my flatbed trailer in my driveway and then flies over the fence into the turkey area.

 

[duluthralphie]

I have an almost 4 month old poult that is acting drunk.

She stumbles backwards and to the side when walking. Sways when standing.

Her neck looks slightly off center ( if that makes sense) not her crop but the neck has funny angle.

She is not overly thin, but is slightly under where I expected her when I felt her breast and legs.


Any ideas what it could be?

 

[memphis]

Was she over at BC's drinking with chickens yesterday?