A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Flashpoint]

Animals can get drunk eating fermented fruit. When the proper conditions occur the bears do get drunk on fermented fruit.

Thank you!

Wow.
That's all I need is a drunk bear with the number we have around here.

I thought it was bad enough when I had the one at my front door that was eating gummy bears!

 

[duluthralphie]

I have tried using water to get the birds to eat the "leavings" in the bottom of the feeders. They take like two bites and leave it...

I have even tried making a corn meal mush like thing with the leavings. The refuse to eat it. They can be so fussy.

I have one CLB pullet I am trying to put weight on, I fed her the fake hamburger every other birds goes nuts over (yes, I know the salt content is high) but she refuses to even try a piece.

It is possible I have spoiled birds....

 

[casportpony]

Let me share a story about rancid feed... I used to buy a turkey starter that looked and smelled like it had way too much fat or oil in it.

One brooder had ducklings and chicks in it, and those ducklings made a wet mess of the food, so bad that it started to smell rancid afte a few hours, but I ignored it and just cleaned the brooder once a day.

After few days of this to of the chicks started behaving oddly, much like the videos of chicks with "crazy chick disease", so I separated them, treated them with vitamin E, tube fed, and they recovered in two days.

I researched crazy chick disease and came to the conclusion that this is what they had and that they got it from this poorly made food that went rancid.

My fault for ignoring the smell and feeding something that seemed not quite right, so many lessons learned on that, and I no longer buy food made by that company/mill.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

My young poults and peachicks love when I put warm water in their crumbles, but after 10-12 hours it smells funny and mine won't eat it. The ducks and chickens I'll eat it, but not the poults and peachicks.

FYI, not trying argue, just wanna learn more about it. and I feel safe talking about it here.

Lol, never thought you were trying to argue it does have is own unique smell but it's not a nasty, rancid snell. It should be more of a yeasty-ish smell. I don't use mash or pellets. My birds won't eat it then and it looks like muck. The feed I get actualy looks like corn and grains ground down and works very well. Mine all practically lick the bowls clean and if they can manage to get in to the garage, they know exactly where the buckets are and help themselves. I have noticed that new birds and babies are a little reluctant to eat it at first but once they get used to the consistency, they just love it! Now, if I throw them a handful of dry feed, they end up inhaling it, sneezing and coughing.

 

[casportpony]

Lol, never thought you were trying to argue it does have is own unique smell but it's not a nasty, rancid snell. It should be more of a yeasty-ish smell. I don't use mash or pellets. My birds won't eat it then and it looks like muck. The feed I get actualy looks like corn and grains ground down and works very well. Mine all practically lick the bowls clean and if they can manage to get in to the garage, they know exactly where the buckets are and help themselves. I have noticed that new birds and babies are a little reluctant to eat it at first but once they get used to the consistency, they just love it! Now, if I throw them a handful of dry feed, they end up inhaling it, sneezing and coughing.

Can you post a picture of the feed you use and the exact fermenting method you follow? Seems like a good experiment for me to do.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Is this Bourbon red a female or male? Just about 4 months old. It is slightly bigger than the other Red, and it seems to always be redder on the head and neck. But I'm no expert at all!

Funny Turkey story. This morning as I was in my bedroom, I heard my turkeys make quite a racket and I saw my Tom running down the driveway. I ran outside to find all of the young turkeys had seen the Mom across the street walking her kids to the bus stop, and were following her and the kids and beingnoisy. Thankfully, they are used to the turkeys and were just laughing at them. I had to herd them back home.

 

[casportpony]

I have tried using water to get the birds to eat the "leavings" in the bottom of the feeders. They take like two bites and leave it...

I have even tried making a corn meal mush like thing with the leavings. The refuse to eat it. They can be so fussy.

I have one CLB pullet I am trying to put weight on, I fed her the fake hamburger every other birds goes nuts over (yes, I know the salt content is high) but she refuses to even try a piece.

It is possible I have spoiled birds....

My peas and turkeys are spoiled... Chickens and ducks get the "leavings", and they have a choice to eat them or go hungry.

 

[Bantambird]

Playground poults.

 

[sfgwife]

I am no expert so take my answer with a grain of salt. Our tom is the only one that has a red and blue noggin. The hens are only blue noggins.

 

[feedman77]

Is this Bourbon red a female or male? Just about 4 months old. It is slightly bigger than the other Red, and it seems to always be redder on the head and neck. But I'm no expert at all!


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Funny Turkey story. This morning as I was in my bedroom, I heard my turkeys make quite a racket and I saw my Tom running down the driveway. I ran outside to find all of the young turkeys had seen the Mom across the street walking her kids to the bus stop, and were following her and the kids and beingnoisy. Thankfully, they are used to the turkeys and were just laughing at them. I had to herd them back home.

It looks like a hen to me. Some of the breast feathers look Buff tipped. The best telltale sign is their a strip of feathers up the back of the neck to the head. Most male poults won't have this left by 4 months old. Just jennies.

I have noticed most male poults even when young when startled by a noise that makes adult tom gobble ( gobble, car horn, whistle or loud bang)will give off a 6 note cadenced yelp. While the jennies don't say a wor.