A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[memphis]

Wow Chaos....thats huge!! Have you picked out a model? This is going to be an exciting spring with all the babies in the works. I know Fiesty and I are both scared of getting bators. I'm just not sure I would trust myself. I know I want to grow my tiny flock of two turkey hens to three turkey hens. (or maybe a tom) At this point in my life I feel better with a tiny flock I can manage. Mainly due to traveling for work.

 

[Chaos18]

It's a HovaBator 2362N off of craigslist.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I'm excited for you Chaos! Hopefully that guy doesn't sell it out from under you. Did you manage to talk him down?

 

[Chaos18]

I'm excited for you Chaos! Hopefully that guy doesn't sell it out from under you. Did you manage to talk him down?

$85

 

[memphis]

Chaos I'm excited for you!

Ralphie. ..all the birds ok? Bet Ethel talked your ear off!

 

[duluthralphie]

I did a turkey inventory today!

I have Ethel and JJ (Bb Dd Rr)

Self Blues (BB DD) 8 hens and 3 toms.

Blues (BB Dd) 1 hen 3 toms.

Rusty Black (Bb Rr) 1 Tom----- Penguin

Lavender edged Bourbon red (bb DD rr) 1 Tom ----- Ginger

Blue red Bronze (bb Dd Rr) 1 hen ---- Ethel Jr. ( they have the same eyes and nose)


So tell me what you think I should breed and to who?

 

[duluthralphie]

I have named my lavender edged bourbon red....

His name is "Porter" Because he got his picture up on Porter's turkey site...


I think lavender edged bourbon reds are blind. He ran right by the door to the pen about 20 times without ever seeing it. I had 19 birds in the turkey house and one Belly button outside being chased back and forth. It was Porter!

He caused me much grief. I had about 14 in the pen so I opened the person door to the turkey house to run the other 6 in. Porter acted like a belly button and 8 more turkeys came through the tunnel into the turkey house and out the person door, While Porter did his male bovine poop. I locked the person door, opened the pen door and ran all the turkeys in, except Porter who could not see the door because of his blindness.

I locked him outside and figured I would feed him to the night time predators, but my DW came home and he walked right in the pen. I think they like to make her think I am wrong about them being belly buttons.

 

[feedman77]

Ginger to ethel jr.

Peguin sidelined

Ethel to jj

Rest your choice

 

[duluthralphie]

Ginger to ethel jr.

Peguin sidelined

Ethel to jj

Rest your choice

That is very close to my thoughts.

Do you see any outcomes from Ginger and Ethel Jr, that Ethel Jr to JJ does not give me?

( also note Ginger and Ethel Jr are brother sister and JJ is both of their fathers)

I am really hoping someone around here wants some toms.

 

[memphis]

X2 on Feedman suggestions. Off to the calculator I go!!