A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Molpet]

Toms found a fawn in the poultry yard. They ignored it once it got up.
There's 2 does hanging around.
It looks bigger than it is. I was shooting uphill.

 

[Huntmaster]

You are correct that brooding ducks is nasty!

Allowing mother ducks to hatch and brood their own is the only way I will brood ducks from now on. One time of brooding them myself to get breeding stock was enough for me. This is how it will be done here from now on, one big beach party.

 

[Huntmaster]

A few pics of poults I have left with one more hen left to hatch her clutch.

 

[KF0002]

A few pics of poults I have left with one more hen left to hatch her clutch.

That is a lovely assortment of poults!

 

[KF0002]

Toms found a fawn in the poultry yard. They ignored it once it got up.
There's 2 does hanging around.
It looks bigger than it is. I was shooting uphill.
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How sweet!

 

[Molpet]

Finally a hunter that knows he shot a heritage turkey.
https://wildturkeylab.com/domestic-varieties-of-turkeys-vs-wild-turkeys/

 

[Huntmaster]

Got an 83% hatch rate on shipped painted turkey eggs. Ended up with 10 but one had to be culled. 3 whites, 1 chocolate tuxedo, 4 painted, and 1 odd one that looks like a sweetgrass. There is one bronze poult in the brooder I used to tutor the newborns to eat and drink.

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How are your 9 new poults doing, I have never raised any painted varieties.

 

[Amer]

Finally a hunter that knows he shot a heritage turkey.
https://wildturkeylab.com/domestic-varieties-of-turkeys-vs-wild-turkeys/

The Bourbon Red matches that one guy’s beard.
I wonder how so many Fall Fires are going feral, enough that they are commonly enough shot and reported.
They aren’t that common of a variety, are they?

 

[R2elk]

The Bourbon Red matches that one guy’s beard.
I wonder how so many Fall Fires are going feral, enough that they are commonly enough shot and reported.
They aren’t that common of a variety, are they?

More are being produced by wild hens mating with domestic toms. It happens more frequently than people think.

 

[Bantambird]

Finally a hunter that knows he shot a heritage turkey.
https://wildturkeylab.com/domestic-varieties-of-turkeys-vs-wild-turkeys/

I hope more hunters get the message, but really once the birds go feral I guess it doesn't really matter. It is definately nice that he admitted that domestic and wild turkeys are the same species, because they sure are! lol. My birds have some decendents among the local wilds, because of wild hens coming, and also because I know that several folks that have bought birds have had a few go feral.