A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

The keel is a sure tell on the heritage. I carried JJ jr. the other day after is run in with the electric fence....No one said Jr was as smart as his Dad.... He kept hitting the fence as if he was going to win that battle....

I have not held him in quite a while I was amazed how "pointy" the keel is on them. I shouldn't have been, but so much of what you see is fluff.


I spent my monthly night in the hospital Monday. Been Illish since Saturday. I decided I was well enough to wander out to the barn and look at my birds. My Mom walked out with me, she said " look at the turkeys" something is wrong with them."

They were running towards me jumping hooting and hollering. They were just happy to see me. It is amazing how attached to a person they can become. They walked out to the barn with me, followed me through the barn and escorted me back to the house.....

I sure like my turkeys. They are like a pack of dogs around me their leader.....It serves my ego well to have them.


I gave a turkey a female army vet that is having terrible scars from Iraq. She carries that turkey everywhere with her. Her husband told me when she can't sleep, he will get up in the middle of the night to see her sitting in the recliner holding her turkey.

It lives outside in a coop, but I think it gets a lot of house time...

 

[Bantambird]

The keel is a sure tell on the heritage. I carried JJ jr. the other day after is run in with the electric fence....No one said Jr was as smart as his Dad.... He kept hitting the fence as if he was going to win that battle....

I have not held him in quite a while I was amazed how "pointy" the keel is on them. I shouldn't have been, but so much of what you see is fluff.


I spent my monthly night in the hospital Monday. Been Illish since Saturday. I decided I was well enough to wander out to the barn and look at my birds. My Mom walked out with me, she said " look at the turkeys" something is wrong with them."

They were running towards me jumping hooting and hollering. They were just happy to see me. It is amazing how attached to a person they can become. They walked out to the barn with me, followed me through the barn and escorted me back to the house.....

I sure like my turkeys. They are like a pack of dogs around me their leader.....It serves my ego well to have them.


I gave a turkey a female army vet that is having terrible scars from Iraq. She carries that turkey everywhere with her. Her husband told me when she can't sleep, he will get up in the middle of the night to see her sitting in the recliner holding her turkey.

It lives outside in a coop, but I think it gets a lot of house time...

Esther keeps sneaking her lone poult back inside, even though he needs to transition to outside. She won't give up, even though dad is allergic

 

[rjohns39]

They were running towards me jumping hooting and hollering. They were just happy to see me. It is amazing how attached to a person they can become. They walked out to the barn with me, followed me through the barn and escorted me back to the house.....

I sure like my turkeys. They are like a pack of dogs around me their leader.....It serves my ego well to have them.


I gave a turkey a female army vet that is having terrible scars from Iraq. She carries that turkey everywhere with her. Her husband told me when she can't sleep, he will get up in the middle of the night to see her sitting in the recliner holding her turkey.

It lives outside in a coop, but I think it gets a lot of house time...

While I was working on the new shelter yesterday, even the teenagers were supervising. It is so cool how they come to greet you. My other feathered friends only come to meet me when I have food or treats--but the turkeys are always there to greet me and keep me company.

 

[feedman77]

Ralphie: sending wishes your way for getting to feeling better on your illness. And a thank you for giving a vet a Turkey for emotional support.

It's raining this morning. But got some time in between showers to finish a new pen I've been working on. It's 4 4x8 pens then a 4 dog panels for a run. It's shaped like home plate on a baseball field. It's covered with chicken wire for a roof over the run area. And completely wrapped with 3 ft hardware cloth.

I'm using it for quail now and some young bourbons. If it all holds next year it's gonna be my outside brooders pens for babies. Gonna till it up and plant some plants that are bird treats.

 

[rjohns39]

Ralphie: sending wishes your way for getting to feeling better on your illness. And a thank you for giving a vet a Turkey for emotional support.

It's raining this morning. But got some time in between showers to finish a new pen I've been working on. It's 4 4x8 pens then a 4 dog panels for a run. It's shaped like home plate on a baseball field. It's covered with chicken wire for a roof over the run area. And completely wrapped with 3 ft hardware cloth.

I'm using it for quail now and some young bourbons. If it all holds next year it's gonna be my outside brooders pens for babies. Gonna till it up and plant some plants that are bird treats.

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Really cool design there...

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralphie: sending wishes your way for getting to feeling better on your illness. And a thank you for giving a vet a Turkey for emotional support.

It's raining this morning. But got some time in between showers to finish a new pen I've been working on. It's 4 4x8 pens then a 4 dog panels for a run. It's shaped like home plate on a baseball field. It's covered with chicken wire for a roof over the run area. And completely wrapped with 3 ft hardware cloth.

I'm using it for quail now and some young bourbons. If it all holds next year it's gonna be my outside brooders pens for babies. Gonna till it up and plant some plants that are bird treats.

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I am using a similar design as a brooder pen now. I have the dog panels set so I can open or close interior fences to make different size rooms.

Instead of wire I have game bird netting over mine.

I have gotten worried about the spaces in the corners of the doors, so I enclosed mine in electric poultry netting. (hence Jr picking a fight with the fence)......

Did you lay hardware cloth horizontally out from the fence or did hardware cloth down into the ground to prevent tunneling creatures?

 

[feedman77]

I am using a similar design as a brooder pen now. I have the dog panels set so I can open or close interior fences to make different size rooms.

Instead of wire I have game bird netting over mine.

I have gotten worried about the spaces in the corners of the doors, so I enclosed mine in electric poultry netting. (hence Jr picking a fight with the fence)......

Did you lay hardware cloth horizontally out from the fence or did hardware cloth down into the ground to prevent tunneling creatures?

No I have not yet but am going to put 2ft hardware cloth outward along the perimeter then bury it.

Coons are my worst diggers.

 

[duluthralphie]

No I have not yet but am going to put 2ft hardware cloth outward along the perimeter then bury it.

Coons are my worst diggers.

Every stinking rotten furbearing critter here tunnels!

I laid 2 ft of hardware cloth out and covered it with dirt.. I hope the furbearer chips a tooth trying to dig through it.....after the fence shocks the poop out of him/her....


Also I needed to move a panel this summer and I had to "cut" the hardware cloth that was barely covered with dirt....It ripped with just my hands.

I know I am not getting stronger in my old age..So I am guessing there is a useful life span for hardware cloth on the ground.

 

[R2elk]

Every stinking rotten furbearing critter here tunnels!

I laid 2 ft of hardware cloth out and covered it with dirt.. I hope the furbearer chips a tooth trying to dig through it.....after the fence shocks the poop out of him/her....


Also I needed to move a panel this summer and I had to "cut" the hardware cloth that was barely covered with dirt....It ripped with just my hands.

I know I am not getting stronger in my old age..So I am guessing there is a useful life span for hardware cloth on the ground.

As soon as you put anything with a galvanized covering (hardware cloth, etc.) in the ground, it begins to break down.

 

[memphis]

Love the story about the army vet Ralphie. I know sitting with my girls is a huge stress reliever. And they just trail behind me. My neighbors can't believe they don't run/fly off. They just don't get it.
We had one young man in the neighborhood start first grade. Mid week his dad called me saying the kid was having a rough week, could he bring him down to visit Daisy. Kid sat down in the yard & scooped Daisy into his lap. Poor bird had feet & wings sticking out everywhere, but she just layed there & she & the kid had some sort of conversation. Dad & I backed off, so not sure what they were talking about. Dad told me if the kid turns up missing the first place he'll check is Daisys coop! Had to click a pic!