A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Pyxis]

Well, my neighbor's turkeys came over again, and upon finding no food in my flock's main feeder (since I was attempting to not feed the turkeys and not encourage them to come back) they broke into my brooding area in my coop to eat the feed out of those feeders - and trampled a ton of my grow outs to death, including thousands of dollars worth of AC chicks, one of my two peachicks, and Stuffing, my little poult So now I have a lonely poult and a lonely peachick who have latched onto each other for now but will need friends of their own species, and I'm out thousands of dollars. Not that I was going to sell those, those were my keepers, but they were worth $400 each bird.

If the turkeys come back again, I'm eating them. I feel bad that the neighbor apparently doesn't feed them enough and that they probably don't have hens (they keep following my geese around and displaying, the geese are not amused) but I just can't keep feeding them and they've now cost me almost all of next year's breeding stock and totally wiped out one new breed I was getting starting with this year that is very rare and nearly impossible to find. I had been looking for years before I got ahold of them.

Anyway, don't mind my rant. I'm just upset. This is the same neighbor with the pig, by the way.

 

[Bantambird]

Can any claims be made for your losses?

 

[Pyxis]

Can any claims be made for your losses?

I can try but they can't pay. None of them have jobs.

 

[R2elk]

Well, my neighbor's turkeys came over again, and upon finding no food in my flock's main feeder (since I was attempting to not feed the turkeys and not encourage them to come back) they broke into my brooding area in my coop to eat the feed out of those feeders - and trampled a ton of my grow outs to death, including thousands of dollars worth of AC chicks, one of my two peachicks, and Stuffing, my little poult

So now I have a lonely poult and a lonely peachick who have latched onto each other for now but will need friends of their own species, and I'm out thousands of dollars. Not that I was going to sell those, those were my keepers, but they were worth $400 each bird.

If the turkeys come back again, I'm eating them. I feel bad that the neighbor apparently doesn't feed them enough and that they probably don't have hens (they keep following my geese around and displaying, the geese are not amused) but I just can't keep feeding them and they've now cost me almost all of next year's breeding stock and totally wiped out one new breed I was getting starting with this year that is very rare and nearly impossible to find. I had been looking for years before I got ahold of them.

Anyway, don't mind my rant. I'm just upset. This is the same neighbor with the pig, by the way.

Sorry for your losses.

You do need to go through legal channels whether or not they can pay. At the least you should be able to take their poultry as part compensation but you have to do it legally. I recommend that you contact your local animal control for help and advice on how to handle this.

Good luck.

 

[memphis]

I'm so sorry. I'd be ranting too. I agree with R2elk. Go on record with this. What a shame.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Well, my neighbor's turkeys came over again, and upon finding no food in my flock's main feeder (since I was attempting to not feed the turkeys and not encourage them to come back) they broke into my brooding area in my coop to eat the feed out of those feeders - and trampled a ton of my grow outs to death, including thousands of dollars worth of AC chicks, one of my two peachicks, and Stuffing, my little poult So now I have a lonely poult and a lonely peachick who have latched onto each other for now but will need friends of their own species, and I'm out thousands of dollars. Not that I was going to sell those, those were my keepers, but they were worth $400 each bird.

If the turkeys come back again, I'm eating them. I feel bad that the neighbor apparently doesn't feed them enough and that they probably don't have hens (they keep following my geese around and displaying, the geese are not amused) but I just can't keep feeding them and they've now cost me almost all of next year's breeding stock and totally wiped out one new breed I was getting starting with this year that is very rare and nearly impossible to find. I had been looking for years before I got ahold of them.

Anyway, don't mind my rant. I'm just upset. This is the same neighbor with the pig, by the way.

Oh my goodness, I'm so so sorry! I can't even imagine how horrible that must be. I can't blame you for eating them next time they show up

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Mary is in full molt now and looking very shabby. I tried to get a good picture of all her pins but I'm not sure it worked lol

 

[memphis]

Ha! I think Mary's twin is at my house! Daisy looks like a porcupine.

Despite their molt, we've had a break through on the mosquito front. I now only have to point at one & they walk over & eat it! Such smart girls!!

 

[duluthralphie]

Ethel has been hit so hard by the molt I could not even tell for sure which one she is. The only way I knew was she let me touch her and the others don't.

 

[duluthralphie]

Memphis did you enter your "synchronized dust bathing" in the dusting picture contest?

I think it is the best dusting picture I have seen..
Here is the URL of the contest..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...t-poultry-dust-bathing-pics/120#post_17445228