A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

Speaking of Cornish X, we're raising our first group of them right now. Just 7 of them since they were $1 each at tsc and i was curious about them. I kicked their messy butts out of the coop yesterday to free range for the first time. They got so much exercise and had the time of their lives lol











And just for the cuteness factor, my Ana and her babies

She has 2 lavender ameraucana chicks and 4 olive eggers.

You keep them free ranging and limit the feed and you will have the best meat you have ever had in 8-10 weeks! They are hard to process though, because we fall in love with them. They are such sweeties. They love to be held, petted and talked too. We end up having our DS and SIL take their heads off, I just could not do it as they are such pets.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

You keep them free ranging and limit the feed and you will have the best meat you have ever had in 8-10 weeks!   They are hard to process though, because we fall in love with them.  They are such sweeties.   They love to be held, petted and talked too. We end up having our DS and SIL take their heads off, I just could not do it as they are such pets.

I'm surprised at how sweet they are. Most of the exercise they got yesterday was from running from the coop to greet me when I came outside and then running back over lol. I've just been calling them my little nuggets lol.

 

[holm25]

Out of all the turkey eggs I set none developed. My BBB hen is just to big for him to breed. I am going to AI the hen and then after I get some eggs she can be butchered. No use keeping that little piggy. Although I think shes broody. Ugh... I also have a 2 broody Cochins and an Aussie. Even the goose is pulling all her breast feathers and lining her nest!

 

[tracyjg]

Keep trying

 

[memphis]

Sorry about your hatch Holm. Bummer. So....your going to A I your hen? Is Mr. T going to Ralphs at some point?

 

[duluthralphie]

Sorry about your hatch Holm. Bummer. So....your going to A I your hen? Is Mr. T going to Ralphs at some point?

Well, he should be, but there is someone on the Surviving MN thread trying to steal him from me...

 

[holm25]

Snapped a pic of Mr. T a little bit ago.

Memphis I may try AI his hen. And he may go to Ralphs since he had first dibs.

 

[tracyjg]

Beautiful bird

 

[OneMountainAcres]

About how big do you all let your poults get before putting them in with your adults? My garage brooder is getting rather crowded lol.

 

[duluthralphie]

Before trying AI, try to trim the feathers around the vents on him and the hens. It worked on my PCs.