A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

R2, what would a wild tom mated with a nari produce as off spring? Today, I came across Sam and she had some poults that clearly are not hers and look to have nari influence. The term "I break for Turkeys" is quite real... As I had poults on both sides of the road today and they couldn't figure out what to do. Two ran to my right while Sam went left. I stayed put for a few minutes and low and behold those who went right came back across the street. My neighbor's driver thought I was a nut just sitting there waiting for the poults to figure it out.

For the Color Calculator's purpose, a wild turkey is a bronze. A Bronze tom crossed with a Narragansett hen would produce pure Bronze hens and Bronze toms that are carrying a hidden Narragansett color gene. A Bronze tom that is carrying a hidden Narragansett color gene mated with a Narragansett hen could produce 25% Narragansett toms, 25% Bronze toms carrying the Narragansett gene, 25% Bronze hens and 25% Narragansett hens.

 

[R2elk]

Hey guys, if you had a broody chicken raising poults that were for sale, what's the earliest you would sell them out from under her? Would it be a mean trick to take them away when she's not even had them for two weeks? If it's not long enough, does that mean she will stay broody and go back on the nest? Or should I not sell the poults until she's ready to ditch them?

I sell poults as soon as someone wants to buy them irregardless of whether they are in the brooder or under a chicken hen or a turkey hen. Once the broody has live ones instead of eggs, she is done being broody and may mope for several days but won't normally go back to sitting on the nest after the little ones are gone.

Good luck.

 

[karenerwin]

So, my turkey that survived the raccoon attack as a young poult, but lost almost all of the middle toe on one foot has been having a lot of trouble walking. She is now at the bottom of the pecking order. The other 4 turkeys hang out together but she stays by herself. I had planned to keep her for breeding purposes, but am now wondering if I shouldn't process her first instead of one of the others and get a new bronze poult (or 2 or 3). What do you all think?

 

[Flashpoint]

Well I found Tiny T dead today... RIP

Oh no! I'm so sorry. Do you know what happened?

 

[rjohns39]

Oh no! I'm so sorry. Do you know what happened?

X2

 

[rjohns39]

Thanks R2, looking at porters now for pix.
memphis, Sam is my wild turkey She and her poults regularly visit us. When I saw her today she had twice the poults and I think the extra's may be from one of my narri's who abandoned ship.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Well I found Tiny T dead today... RIP

Oh no! I'm so so sorry

So, my turkey that survived the raccoon attack as a young poult, but lost almost all of the middle toe on one foot has been having a lot of trouble walking. She is now at the bottom of the pecking order. The other 4 turkeys hang out together but she stays by herself. I had planned to keep her for breeding purposes, but am now wondering if I shouldn't process her first instead of one of the others and get a new bronze poult (or 2 or 3). What do you all think?

That might be best, though once breeding season starts, she may be more accepted (especially by the boys).

Thanks R2, looking at porters now for pix.
memphis, Sam is my wild turkey She and her poults regularly visit us. When I saw her today she had twice the poults and I think the extra's may be from one of my narri's who abandoned ship.

Aww, that's cute! At least those poults will get to live. They'll be the most attractive birds in the wild flock lol

 

[memphis]

Welcome Yoopergirl. Cute flock.

Holm, sorry about Tiny T. Bummer....

 

[duluthralphie]

Wow, Hopefully I can remember everything to respond too..

@yoopergirl1211 welcome to the thread! The Cool Turkeys seem to find the best places to hang out, but those places will change as they age.

Holm Sorry about the dead TT. Which one was it? How many do you have left?

R2elk, don't put your color knowledge and calculator away, I have a young girl I am going to try and remember to get a picture of. What I think she looks like she can't be. These things happen when turkeys are not forced to stay "pure" and breed at will.

@karenerwin That is always a hard decision to make. I would keep my own even if the bottom of the pecking order over bringing a new one in. But it is a major decision for me to bring in new birds. I just prefer keeping the flock as closed as possible.

rjohn, Sam and the things he has done will be driving the DNR people nuts for the next 20 years!! Good job!

I hate to even say this, but my turkeys have been perfect for almost a week, Everyone has went to bed on their own and not had to be chased in. I am not sure what they are up to, but I know they are planning an insurrection of some kind. I expect major problems soon.

It could be the flock is so divided. the 5 babies I have allowed to free range stay to themselves. At night they go back to their "coop" with a small RP hen that limps.

The 2 hens I kicked out of their babies brooders refuse to leave the pole barn with their babies in it. The hens without babies sleep with the chickens in the rafters of the coop, and the Toms sleep on their roost in the covered run..

I have had to break up some major snood pulling in the last few days. When I had Chicken TV time last night I noticed a few of the Toms had scabby heads and blood spots on them. I assume the snood pulling hit feverish levels yesterday.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Ralph-did you get a chance to evaluate my poults? I put up pictures without the red light just for you lol