A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

Not a good thing.



This leads to extended hatches and dead poults when the hatch starts.

 

[gevshiba]

. A pecan! Well, one of my Australorps decided she's broody this week. She's sitting on nothing! Unfortunately I'm leaving Sunday to show dogs for a week. So my chicken/turkey sitter is thrlled about tossing her out of the nest a few times a day.

For some reason I just can't get my sitter to give Daisy any lap time while I'm gone.

Boy will I hear about that when I get home. Daisy will have her beak out of joint when I get back.

You could make everyone happy and give her some eggs. Everyone but you. You'll be gone, though...

 

[memphis]

OMG!! R2elk! Look at that nest full o'hens! If your wading in to break up the cluster clutch, video it for us! . I will say, that is a beautiful bunch o'hens! Boy are they giving you the "look"!

And those chocolate babies are adorable!

 

[mom of silkies]

OMG!! R2elk! Look at that nest full o'hens! If your wading in to break up the cluster clutch, video it for us!

. I will say, that is a beautiful bunch o'hens! Boy are they giving you the "look"!

And those chocolate babies are adorable!

Thanks! the chocolates are running around already! I love how they run to me when I put my hand in their brooder.

 

[duluthralphie]

R2elk!! WOW,

Over crowding much? Silly birds.

I have a hen that decided to sit in the corner of the coop. I have been letting her because she is a manageable hen. I can check and remove any new eggs from under her. I am still thinking it is not wise to leave her there, but moving her could be worse. As a yearling I doubt she would take to a moved nest.

 

[R2elk]

The hatch has officially begun. One Blue Slate poult hatched and at least 3 more are zipping.



The rain that started yesterday evening has of course turned to snow today.

 

[mom of silkies]

The hatch has officially begun. One Blue Slate poult hatched and at least 3 more are zipping.



The rain that started yesterday evening has of course turned to snow today.

It's gorgeous! Hope you get a good hatch!

 

[feistychick]

It was a great weekend, managed to accomplish lots of things (with the birds help, of course). We spent part of today cutting down some big old hazelnut trees. Discovered that the boys do not like the chainsaws..... But they also do not like leaving us unattended while we play with chainsaws - so they gobbled for several hours straight and supervised the chop work

I decided to be brave and try to candle Coco's eggs since she's been sitting on them for a week. I snuck in after dark and managed to get one before she bit me . I had no trouble sneaking eggs out from under a broody chicken - a broody turkey is a different ball game altogether . Extra clothing, gloves, after dark....still only managed to peek at one of them. It looked like there was development in the one I saw - so I think I'll just wait and see if anything hatches now. These fingers are not going to be risked again .

 

[memphis]

R2elk....that baby is adorable! SNOW! Wow....I don't even know what to think about that.

Good luck Feisty! Keeping my fingers crossed for Coco babies!

 

[duluthralphie]

It was a great weekend, managed to accomplish lots of things (with the birds help, of course). We spent part of today cutting down some big old hazelnut trees. Discovered that the boys do not like the chainsaws..... But they also do not like leaving us unattended while we play with chainsaws - so they gobbled for several hours straight and supervised the chop work

I decided to be brave and try to candle Coco's eggs since she's been sitting on them for a week. I snuck in after dark and managed to get one before she bit me

. I had no trouble sneaking eggs out from under a broody chicken - a broody turkey is a different ball game altogether

. Extra clothing, gloves, after dark....still only managed to peek at one of them. It looked like there was development in the one I saw - so I think I'll just wait and see if anything hatches now. These fingers are not going to be risked again

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Turkeys appear to have better night vision than chickens IMHO. I can never sneak up on them at night. I should sneak in and try that on mine after dark. She leaves the nest when I enter in the daylight, but I doubt I could candle it then.