A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[dheltzel]

Are the temps on the high side?

My legbars are always my last ones to hatch.

Weird, my Legbars are among the first to hatch, the last ones are usually the dark egg breeds (Welsummers, BCM, Welbars). The Ameraucanas are all over the place, some hatch early, some late.

 

[duluthralphie]

Weird, my Legbars are among the first to hatch, the last ones are usually the dark egg breeds (Welsummers, BCM, Welbars). The Ameraucanas are all over the place, some hatch early, some late.

That is backwards from me. I wonder why?

 

[memphis]

Cuddles sounds like a sweetie! I miss my sweet SS roo, Gregory Peck. Mr. Peck was such a gentleman! Sounds like Snitch is settling in! She'll fill out with age. She's still so young!

Feedman I hadn't thought of that....Annie does spend a lot of time standing around at my back door. Poor dear. Luckily itsnot too cold down here. Rainy, but not cold.

 

[duluthralphie]

Cuddles sounds like a sweetie! I miss my sweet SS roo, Gregory Peck. Mr. Peck was such a gentleman! Sounds like Snitch is settling in! She'll fill out with age. She's still so young!

Feedman I hadn't thought of that....Annie does spend a lot of time standing around at my back door. Poor dear. Luckily itsnot too cold down here. Rainy, but not cold.

OMG you scared me...

I read: " Luckily itsnot" as " luckily its snot" I was thinking " OH NO Anne has AI". Pneumonia or something!


I am really tired...

 

[memphis]

Yeah, that was a weird looking typo. All are currently healthy. Fat & fluffy, except for Annie. They look so scraggly during a molt. But new feathers are so gorgeous! I'll take some glamour shots when she's done!

I think Snitch is just a talker. Annie is like that. Daisy doesn't say much unless she's looking for me or sees a hawk. She will trill back when I talk to her. Annie reminds me of how you used to describe Ethel....she will walk up & stand there chattering away. They both have very different personalities.

I do have a question about the birds you have in the barn...do they get exposed to the sun? I was reading something about vitamin D requirements & deficiencies and how it can affect birds. But it was awhile ago and cant remember the source of the study.

 

[duluthralphie]

Yeah, that was a weird looking typo. All are currently healthy. Fat & fluffy, except for Annie. They look so scraggly during a molt. But new feathers are so gorgeous! I'll take some glamour shots when she's done!

I think Snitch is just a talker. Annie is like that. Daisy doesn't say much unless she's looking for me or sees a hawk. She will trill back when I talk to her. Annie reminds me of how you used to describe Ethel....she will walk up & stand there chattering away. They both have very different personalities.

I do have a question about the birds you have in the barn...do they get exposed to the sun? I was reading something about vitamin D requirements & deficiencies and how it can affect birds. But it was awhile ago and cant remember the source of the study.

Ethel did not chatter she quacked! Just like a dux! If you did not see her you would think it was a dux!


I let the sun in when I can. I would like to get them on wheels so I could roll them out. I might have to find a vitamin D supplement for them. I have thought about the need for sun. Which is why I set Cuddles in the sunshine today.

 

[memphis]

You need a mini treadmill to exercise them!

 

[Molpet]

for all the calculator fans

found this in porters FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/Turkeycolorgenetics/

 

[memphis]

I'm devastated.

 

[duluthralphie]

I just used the color calculator and it worked fine.