A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

Why would you NOT want to imprint on sweet little big eyed babies!

Because it makes it easier to eat them.

 

[R2elk]

Awe, bless those babies’ hearts! A little kiss here or there certainly can’t ruin them!

Oh yes, so many have been down this path and regretted it.

 

[Mimi13]

It’s easy to not imprint on them.

High walls they can’t see through. Only add feed or change water. Do it fast.

No holding or talking to them. They will scatter when ever you do reach in.

If I get a lapper it comes out later in life and not as babies.

Gracious. You know good and well I couldn’t do that to the babies, especially the very first ones I raised...maybe after a while I could. I would have to take in every little change they went through.

I’ve got four crazy a$$ hens that run if I just look at them and I hate it.

 

[Mimi13]

Oh yes, so many have been down this path and regretted it.

Oh yes, like I did with my first 12 cockerels. Jerks! But really, I’ve got one that loves to sit in my lap and be petted and loved on, more so than most of my hens!

 

[R2elk]

Oh yes, like I did with my first 12 cockerels. Jerks! But really, I’ve got one that loves to sit in my lap and be petted and loved on, more so than most of my hens!

You would not find it funny when an imprinted tom sees you as the object of his desires and tries to breed you.

One fellow I met had scars on both sides of his face because his tom tried to mate with his head while he was bent down trying to fix a hole in the fence.

 

[Mimi13]

You would not find it funny when an imprinted tom sees you as the object of his desires and tries to breed you.

One fellow I met had scars on both sides of his face because his tom tried to mate with his head while he was bent down trying to fix a hole in the fence.

Okay, I got cha. So if I just want hens can I imprint with them?

 

[duluthralphie]

You would not find it funny when an imprinted tom sees you as the object of his desires and tries to breed you.

One fellow I met had scars on both sides of his face because his tom tried to mate with his head while he was bent down trying to fix a hole in the fence.

This is so true!

Remember my USDA vet and how JJ fell in love with her. It was embarrassing.

 

[duluthralphie]

Okay, I got cha. So if I just want hens can I imprint with them?

How will you tell newly hatched hens from Toms, sometimes we don’t know for 5-6 months.

 

[R2elk]

Okay, I got cha. So if I just want hens can I imprint with them?

A lot safer than imprinting toms. Problem is that you cannot buy sexed poults.

 

[Mimi13]

This is so true!

Remember my USDA vet and how JJ fell in love with her. It was embarrassing.

Please tell me the story and if it’s already been told, tell me the post #. I’ve got to read that.