A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[rjohns39]

She reminds me of two face from the Batman series!

The sweetgrass tom is beautiful!

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[rjohns39]

Bet she was hissin at you wasn't she. Hahahahah. When our ladies of leisure are of a mood they hiss and then follow us round.... and hiss some more. . It is most likely we are cleanin out their run and they want attentions and we are not givin it properly. Then ever night come bedtime it is a hissin contest.

I'm still uncertain what sound she was making... Wasn't a hiss, wasn't a coo, much more like a chicken angry about the nesting box being occupied. Didn't know a turkey could make that kind of sound. None the less, she had a death grip on the handle. I picked her up and she kept the hammer. So what do you do when all else fails, offer worms. She gladly traded the hammer for treats. I wonder if that wasn't the goal all along

 

[rjohns39]

Ralph, I cracked the code... We've been going out too early to put the kids to bed. Going out a half hour later and everyone, for the most part, is already in their houses and all we have to do is shut the door. Those few who are obstinate, can take their chances with nature. Right now I have a RIW, an IL and a red bronze who are just bad kids.

 

[duluthralphie]

I have learned that years ago Rjohns.....

Still some are PITAs. I have one black one that thinks it is so fun to make me run him in...We will see how much fun he thinks it is around Mid-November when I need a volunteer for the table.

All my birds went into the coop about 2 hours ago we had a small hailstorm/rain cell with heavy winds come through and every turkey went into the chicken coop, even the young ones that don't live in the coop. They ran, flew and screamed all the way to the coop....They were (excuse the pun) Big CHICKENS!!!

 

[memphis]

R2elk...interesting hen. And the sweetgrass is amazing !
And Esther is too cute with her turkey.
Fladhpoint....my Daisy will fly by my head when I'm mowing. We just look at each other as she flies by. She's usually about 6 inches from hitting me. Twerp....

 

[Flashpoint]

He saw I had the camera out and had to have his picture taken.
Sweetgrass tom

Sweetgrass hen with her beard dangling

Hah! He's beautiful - definitely "pretty as a picture". I like your hen, too! I love those colors.

 

[Flashpoint]

I have learned that years ago Rjohns.....

Still some are PITAs. I have one black one that thinks it is so fun to make me run him in...We will see how much fun he thinks it is around Mid-November when I need a volunteer for the table.

All my birds went into the coop about 2 hours ago we had a small hailstorm/rain cell with heavy winds come through and every turkey went into the chicken coop, even the young ones that don't live in the coop. They ran, flew and screamed all the way to the coop....They were (excuse the pun) Big CHICKENS!!!

 

[Flashpoint]

R2elk...interesting hen. And the sweetgrass is amazing !
And Esther is too cute with her turkey.
Fladhpoint....my Daisy will fly by my head when I'm mowing. We just look at each other as she flies by. She's usually about 6 inches from hitting me. Twerp....

I know what you mean! That was a wonderful visual. lol

These still amaze me. None of them are bothered in the least by the loud riding mower and have no problem getting on it or the trailer or cart - but will scatter to the 4 winds if a leaf jumps up at them.

 

[Parront]

Yoopergirl, not sure how old they are...but they look like girls except for maybe #3. Only a turkey lover is going to be posting turkey pictures at 3 in the morning....silly girl!!
Parront....cute parrot in your avatar. What type is it? Oh...no idea on the live/dressed ratio. But someone here will weight in.

The parrot in my avatar is an African Grey. That is her "Please come and pick me up and play" pose, she reaches out the foot and says, "Come here!" Just learning about turkeys, don't mind me!

 

[rjohns39]

My black hen was the infamous flier... I still miss her coming to meet me when I go to pasture. She was trying to figure out how to land in the bed of the gator while it was in motion. Never quite got it--but was making progress. Now I have a red bronze (remember all of the red bronze are Christmas/thanksgiving...) that loves to perch on my shoulder. BTW, its a real pain to build a shelter with a turkey on your shoulder.