A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[sfgwife]

I keep all the kids in protective shelters until they're 8 weeks old and move the shelters to new grass as they clean up the spot they're on. To move the shelter, I have someone bang on the back to scare them away from that wall and then move it two to three inches. When they see the fresh grass everyone comes to the front of the shelter and chows down. Works great until I get to the end, then I need to persuade them to move forward another two or three inches so I can finish the move.

That was one thing paul loved about his rainbow rangers this go round. He loved that they were easy to move like this unlike the cx who were just a pita for him to move every day. The turkey poults were like that too. It was such a hoot watchin them jumpin at bugs. I love to go watch the ladies and cletis do it of a mornin too. They come out the coop, snarf up their food for a few min, grab a drink then off to their bug huntin grounds in their pen. It is so comical to watch those birds runnin and jumpin at the bugs and the chatterin they always do at each other. Road runner is hilarious! Someone makes the i got a good big fat juicy bug noise and she is like a kid who didnt get the fish... she must run over and see if she can get one or ten in the same spot.... cause it must be the best spot since a sister got the good bugs there right.

 

[rjohns39]

Last batch of CX I did, it took probably 3 days and lots of meal worms. They are lazy and thick headed. But I'd put meal worms just off the front rail of the shelter and once one came, they all did. Then I'd pull away. Again the last foot was a pita because by then they were all sitting down and not interested in moving again. this was after meal worm training in the brooder.

 

[memphis]

PolarBerry....nice coop! Flock looks good too! Do you still have Elderberry? Didnt notice him in the pic.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Eek! I need to catch up but I just saw this today. Looks like its from my Mottled Black girl. Does this look like cocci?

 

[duluthralphie]

Looks to me she has been eating some berries that do not completely agree with her...

I have never seen Turkey Poop like that, so I can't help you at all, Sorry...

 

[R2elk]

Looks to me she has been eating some berries that do not completely agree with her...

X2

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Looks to me she has been eating some berries that do not completely agree with her...

I have never seen Turkey Poop like that, so I can't help you at all, Sorry...

Thanks, it really does look like some blood clots. I think I will treat for cocci, just in case.

 

[duluthralphie]

R2elk if she was to over load on Ivy or sumac or some nasty berry do you think there is any way they could come through the digestive track looking like that?

I am questioning them making it through the gizzard that whole.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

R2elk if she was to over load on Ivy or sumac or some nasty berry do you think there is any way they could come through the digestive track looking like that?

I am questioning them making it through the gizzard that whole.

I poked it, to check if it was something like that, but it's squishy like a clot.

 

[rjohns39]

Ralph I'm proud of my Toms... A few days ago a red tail hawk stopped by for lunch. Today she came back with six friends. I thought they were solitary predators but clearly this was a group hunt. She perched in the oak tree while the other six kept flying lower and lower trying to scare one of the birds out of their safe place out into the open.

My Toms huddled everyone not already in a shelter into a group that they encircled, then puffed up proceeded to yell at the hawks. Not sure if it was me or the turkey's that scared them off, but they all left.

seriously thinking about salting that red tails vent. Maybe she would decide that she doesn't like my restaurant anymore.