A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Finnie]

Here is our resident owl. Every evening it flys out of the magnolia & hangs out awhile. Then flys off. View attachment 1291604

That owl is absolutely beautiful! I hope it never eats any of your chickens.

 

[memphis]

Yes Finnie it is beautiful. Mind you, it sits about 12' up the pecan tree just 20 feet from the coop. Every evening. Same branch. Just watches us.

 

[R2elk]

Yes Finnie it is beautiful. Mind you, it sits about 12' up the pecan tree just 20 feet from the coop. Every evening. Same branch. Just watches us.

You are not the only one with an owl in residence.
Great Horned Owl

This one appears to have taken up residence in my junipers. When I flushed it out the first time,. it set off the guineas, turkeys and chickens but they only alarmed for about a minute while the owl sat and watched us. It refused to leave the area around the junipers.

 

[feedman77]

For everyone with owls. They are a pretty bird. You can keep them though.

Have not heard or seen the owl that hung around my place for awhile.

But I will see what June brings that's when mine seem to show up. Usually nesting and feeding babies time

 

[R2elk]

For everyone with owls. They are a pretty bird. You can keep them though.

Have not heard or seen the owl that hung around my place for awhile.

But I will see what June brings that's when mine seem to show up. Usually nesting and feeding babies time

Since this particular bird shows no interest in daytime hunting, my flocks are safe from it. Other than the adult turkeys all the other poultry are safe in coops at night.

As long as it sticks to eating, mice, voles and the Collared Doves, it can stick around all it wants.

 

[BullChick]

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[sfgwife]

Lookit that pretty lil bullseye! So now... in chickens it is said to wait til they are a year old to incubate or let a broody have eggs to hatch. Is there an unsaid rule as to turkey eggs similar to this? Or are all of them fair game when we do decide to leave eggs? @R2elk, @rjohns39, @duluthralphie, @Auroradream26, @memphis. Thanks!

 

[R2elk]

View attachment 1295831 Lookit that pretty lil bullseye! So now... in chickens it is said to wait til they are a year old to incubate or let a broody have eggs to hatch. Is there an unsaid rule as to turkey eggs similar to this? Or are all of them fair game when we do decide to leave eggs? @R2elk, @rjohns39, @duluthralphie, @Auroradream26, @memphis. Thanks!

I start grabbing eggs for the incubator as soon as they are laid. Once I am done collecting eggs for the incubator, I then leave them for the hens to go broody on in order to get the egg laying stopped. I have never had a turkey lay eggs before her first spring following the year she was hatched in.

 

[duluthralphie]

I have never heard of waiting a year for an egg from a chicken...that is way weird to me....if I can get 2 generations in year is super..

 

[dheltzel]

Put 11 turkey eggs in the incubator last weekend. Will be candling Friday to see if they are fertile. They are first year hens, so not expecting a lot from them yet . . .