A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

There is always next year…

Not always. Things happen.

 

[KF0002]

Got this pic of Hershey strutting the other day. She is the boss hen of the goat lot this year. She is a silver tipped chocolate.

 

[KF0002]

Not always. Things happen.

This is true. But I would rather her enjoy some freedom as opposed to keeping her confined all spring/summer. The dogs protect the birds for the most part and she stays close to the house. Hopefully no accidents happen.

 

[KF0002]

My turkeys have proven to be bigger homebodies than the chickens. Aside from going down the bank to lay eggs (which isn’t far at all), they all stay right by the house waiting for feed.

 

[R2elk]

My turkeys have proven to be bigger homebodies than the chickens. Aside from going down the bank to lay eggs (which isn’t far at all), they all stay right by the house waiting for feed.

My turkeys stay home because they are fenced in. They do not hang out by the house at all.

My neighbor a 1/2 mile away does not contain his turkeys and they get around.

I had 3 wild hens move in last fall. After I gave a tom to my neighbor, they found him and moved over to the neighbor's for the rest of the winter.

A couple of days ago, the wild hens came back and brought the neighbor's whole flock with them.

The neighbor was out of town. I herded them into my area until he got home at which time we herded them all back to his place.

 

[KF0002]

My turkeys stay home because they are fenced in. They do not hang out by the house at all.

My neighbor a 1/2 mile away does not contain his turkeys and they get around.

I had 3 wild hens move in last fall. After I gave a tom to my neighbor, they found him and moved over to the neighbor's for the rest of the winter.

A couple of days ago, the wild hens came back and brought the neighbor's whole flock with them.

The neighbor was out of town. I herded them into my area until he got home at which time we herded them all back to his place.

If mine start wandering too far I will corral the loose ones into the goat lot. So far, they are staying close. The LGDs keep the wild turkeys ran off which is a good thing.

 

[Amer]

This is Tiger, the Penciled Fall Fire hen. As much as I would love to single mate her back to her sire, I turned her out with the rest to free range. I am only hatching a couple of batches of turkey eggs this year from the Painted pens, sadly due to school. There is always next year…

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She is lovely!

Not always. Things happen.

Unfortunately, yeah. I lost my favorite chicken recently. She just randomly died locked up in her breeding cage. She was almost 5 years old, but she was healthy up until she died. Heart attack or something, I don't know.

Got this pic of Hershey strutting the other day. She is the boss hen of the goat lot this year. She is a silver tipped chocolate.

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Our boss hen was also a chocolate. She wasn't silver tipped though

My turkeys stay home because they are fenced in. They do not hang out by the house at all.

My neighbor a 1/2 mile away does not contain his turkeys and they get around.

I had 3 wild hens move in last fall. After I gave a tom to my neighbor, they found him and moved over to the neighbor's for the rest of the winter.

A couple of days ago, the wild hens came back and brought the neighbor's whole flock with them.

The neighbor was out of town. I herded them into my area until he got home at which time we herded them all back to his place.

Lol
I'd be annoyed by that. But it's pretty funny nonetheless.
I suppose if we had turkeys I'd have wild visitors. I see them in the distance sometimes.

 

[fat brown hen]

My turkeys have proven to be bigger homebodies than the chickens. Aside from going down the bank to lay eggs (which isn’t far at all), they all stay right by the house waiting for feed.

hey! my hens keep nesting on the sides of steep banks too! heck, i think rats nest there as well. what is up with that???

 

[R2elk]

The turds came back.

 

[fat brown hen]

The turds came back.

why is there a white turd out in front?