A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

 

[R2elk]

Happy Valentine's Day!!!​

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Happy Valentine's Day!!!​

Thank you! I hope yours was wonderful too! Ours was rather uneventful. DH had dr appointments all morning but we got to go out for brunch after. We did some shopping too. Uneventful but nice

 

[R2elk]

Breeding season has begun.

 

[vawolfmom]

Happy Valentine's Day!!!​

I hope you all had a great Valentines day. I am glad that I found this thread with the top turkey people, quite by accident.
Here's what is going on. I have a small flock of 3yr old bourbon reds. 1 Tom, 4 hens. My partner and I have decided to get out of the turkey "business " Now I have a friend who has a bourbon Tom but no hens and another friend that wants to get into turkeys. I am thinking the current Tom and 2 hens can go to him, and the other 2 hens can go to the new Tom. AM I right thinking this should happen at the same time? What is the best way to transport them? New homes are within an hour of here. How long will it take them to adjust to a new place? I have advised both parties to join this page.

 

[R2elk]

I hope you all had a great Valentines day. I am glad that I found this thread with the top turkey people, quite by accident.
Here's what is going on. I have a small flock of 3yr old bourbon reds. 1 Tom, 4 hens. My partner and I have decided to get out of the turkey "business " Now I have a friend who has a bourbon Tom but no hens and another friend that wants to get into turkeys. I am thinking the current Tom and 2 hens can go to him, and the other 2 hens can go to the new Tom. AM I right thinking this should happen at the same time? What is the best way to transport them? New homes are within an hour of here. How long will it take them to adjust to a new place? I have advised both parties to join this page.

I would transport them in large dog carriers.

If you are getting rid of all of them, it can happen at the same time or not. It really doesn't matter.

When a person is bringing in new flock members, it is appropriate to go through a proper quarantine of at least 2 weeks before allowing them to be with the current poultry.

The new owners will definitely want to keep their new acquisitions penned until they realize it is home. That might be as short as two weeks or as long as a month or more.

 

[vawolfmom]

I would transport them in large dog carriers.

If you are getting rid of all of them, it can happen at the same time or not. It really doesn't matter.

When a person is bringing in new flock members, it is appropriate to go through a proper quarantine of at least 2 weeks before allowing them to be with the current poultry.

The new owners will definitely want to keep their new acquisitions penned until they realize it is home. That might be as short as two weeks or as long as a month or more.

Thank you.

 

[KF0002]

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is well! I have been away from BYC for a while due to school and wanted to drop in while I'm on a short break. I am excited about this year's breeding season, however I won't have time to hatch and brood many poults or chicks this year. I have two pens set up for now, one with a white tom from the painted line with blue eyes (BB cc Ee) over a Grizzled Chocolate Painted hen (his mom) and a Grizzled Black Painted hen. I am hoping for more Grizzled Chocolate Painted from the trio.

In another pen I have my Grizzled Black Painted and Black Painted toms in with my Black and Slate Painted hens. I may end up mating my Penciled Fall Fire hen back to her sire when I open up another pen. For now, the PFF hen is in with the Painted turkeys. The turkey hens have already begun laying and I set a few last Sunday.

I hope everyone has a great hatching season!

 

[casportpony]

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is well! I have been away from BYC for a while due to school and wanted to drop in while I'm on a short break. I am excited about this year's breeding season, however I won't have time to hatch and brood many poults or chicks this year. I have two pens set up for now, one with a white tom from the painted line with blue eyes (BB cc Ee) over a Grizzled Chocolate Painted hen (his mom) and a Grizzled Black Painted hen. I am hoping for more Grizzled Chocolate Painted from the trio.

In another pen I have my Grizzled Black Painted and Black Painted toms in with my Black and Slate Painted hens. I may end up mating my Penciled Fall Fire hen back to her sire when I open up another pen. For now, the PFF hen is in with the Painted turkeys. The turkey hens have already begun laying and I set a few last Sunday.

I hope everyone has a great hatching season!

Beautiful birds!

 

[KF0002]

Beautiful birds!

Thank you! The Painted varieties have become my favorite to work with. I have many other turkeys that free range, and we still have quite a few to butcher but I am going to focus on the Painted lines mainly.