A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Flashpoint]

Just a note (no pic) to say that Cooper - a 3-month-old Midget White - has a 1/2" long black beard.

Will get a pic tomorrow.

 

[memphis]

Wow. Good for Cooper! Now some hen will chew it off!!

 

[Flashpoint]

Cooper

Start of his beard

Digits has a bump only (so far).

The girls - Diamond and Opal

 

[memphis]

Too cute!!

 

[Eric Exley]

those are some nice Midget White turkeys Flashpoint.

Its been a month or so since I last said anything here, but now my poults are 2 months old (currently have 13, of the 16 that arrived), and currently looks like 2 mabe 3 are Toms, and the rest are hens, the 2 that are 100% toms is a Harvest Gold (named Happy Tom), and a Silver Dapple tom, my 2nd Silver Dapple feathered out all white, and its a Hen, as far as I can tell most (if not) all of my bronze, and Narragansett poults are female.
I'll try to get some pictures of them, but also yesterday 8 of the poults were "roosting" on my shoulders, and trying to snuggle as close as they could to me, today it was 5 poults, a keet, and the black chick that were in a snuggle war to find the best spot on my shoulders... and I will admit they are all happy, healthy, and thriving, most of them are becoming lappers and possible "turkey parrots"

All 8 of my Cochin/Dúccle chicks that hatched out just a day before the poults arrived appear to be all hens they have feathered out and their colors are: 1 black, 1 blue, 1 blue laced Red, 1 Porcelain, and 4 buff, one of the buffs was crowing but i'm pretty sure its a hen. the parents to all 8 of the chicks is a white Dúccle Rooster crossed to a pure black bantam Cochin hen (I think she is half Silkie since her skin, beak, legs, and feet are pure black just like a Silkie, but looks 100% Cochin)

And as for my 4 guineas one of the 3 pearl grey/pied keets calling like a female, the other 2 are silent, and even the lavender (its a lavender crossed with a pied, since it has pure white feathers under it, and up a little in the front)

 

[Bantambird]

Got some info on my old apple trees, one of my oldest ones is called a Northwest Greening apple. That one is over 70 and still doing well! R2elk, do you know anything about grafting? Also, the extension agent said most of the other red apples we sent are McIntosh or seedlings from McIntosh. Lots of those I guess!

 

[R2elk]

Got some info on my old apple trees, one of my oldest ones is called a Northwest Greening apple. That one is over 70 and still doing well! R2elk, do you know anything about grafting? Also, the extension agent said most of the other red apples we sent are McIntosh or seedlings from McIntosh. Lots of those I guess!

@duluthralphie has been doing some grafting. I believe his tutor is @jerryse .

 

[memphis]

I made an apple crisp this weekend. Rather proud of myself....not much of a cook.

Who is getting snow?? I can't believe it!

 

[duluthralphie]

@duluthralphie has been doing some grafting. I believe his tutor is @jerryse .

There are quite a few YouTube’s on grafting. I bought the root stock and have them growing.

I harvested scions but did not graft them. I will get fresh next spring to graft.

I could have this year, but some of the stuff I read said to let the rootstock gain strength. I thought the cloned rootstock looked weak.

I must have been wrong 24 out of 25 grew.

So as of this point I have not grafted.

 

[R2elk]

I made an apple crisp this weekend. Rather proud of myself....not much of a cook.

Who is getting snow?? I can't believe it!

Four inches of snow so far including a low of 18°F and a high of 27°F.