A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

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@DwayneNLiz It takes me an hour to drink a cup of coffee. I don't move very well at the start of the day - on a good day. Getting up that early after not going to bed until around 4am doesn't help.

 

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@rjohns39 so sorry for all your losses...
amazing all the ways birds figure out how to die.

And often in such WEIRD ways!!

 

[memphis]

Hadn't thought of that R2elk. I only let them play on her a few minutes before I gathered them up & took them back to the brooder. I'll see what she does this evening. Was hoping one of the chickens would be interested.

 

[Bantambird]

Regarding tom air sacs: my children love hugging the Jake's, and occasionally, the air sacs get squeezed enough that they sound like deflating balloons. The jakes/toms usually get very indignant as they walk away yelling at Esther.

 

[Mama Runner]

Welcome to the thread! Glad you found it How is Dinner this morning?

He is still limping I feel so bad. I did try and wrap the leg and I walked away and his little helper Yumyum had taken it off for him. I got him his favorite treat frozen cut carrots on the way home from home school group at the library so I think he forgives me.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Anyone here feed hickory nuts to their turkeys? I have several trees dropping them all over the place. I know my ducks go along and just scoop them up and eat them, shell and all!

There are so many, I figure I'd be just as well off to park my truck under the trees and clean it out in the mornings.

I also read one post where someone is picking and drying all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I can do that pretty easily since I have a bunch of apples, cucumbers, squash and other stuff. And a dehydrator.

I would imagine I could cut them up in bite sized pieces and just dehydrate, bag, and store in 5 gal buckets. It would at least give them alternative foodstuffs during the winter months.

thats an interesting thought...

@DwayneNLiz It takes me an hour to drink a cup of coffee. I don't move very well at the start of the day - on a good day. Getting up that early after not going to bed until around 4am doesn't help.

lol, maybe try sleeping at night

 

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thats an interesting thought...

lol, maybe try sleeping at night

That's the problem in a "nutshell". lol

My day typically runs from wake up time (around 8:30am) to anytime after midnight.

And, then, there are those "all-niters".

No wonder I am so

 

[memphis]

You called it R2elk....Daisy has claimed my baby Sussex. She's softly talking to them. They were scratching at the dirt & she took her beak & slowly scratched with them. She let them hop on her again. And demostrated the water dish. She's very cautious moving around them. After about 15 minutes I tried to get her out of their little pen. No go...had to pick her up & haul her off. Was hoping a chicken would take an interest. Oh well. Just as well it's Daisy....she's so layed back & level headed.

 

[rjohns39]

Gee, that was fun--NOT! So, I'm out on the deck and hear turkey's close, really close and assume it was Sam and her brood. Walk around the deck and NO--It's my turkeys! They're by the house a 1/4 mile from the pasture.... DW and I go to investigate... She get's out of the gator with a meal worm container and everyone follows her like the pied piper. What we find is the gate is down???? Either way, all but the brats went back in without incident. The brats are still wandering around the lower pasture and will likely be in by night fall. ARG! Wondering why the gate wasn't tied...

 

[PolarBerry]

So I didn't know turkeys were more disgusted by spinach than toddlers. Mine all came flapping over as I dumped the bag out and as soon as they realized it was vegetables and NOT mealworms they walked off like ugh what is this green stuff. One even kicked shavings all over it and left.