A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[PolarBerry]

Not turkey related, I got two new mutt “Easter Eggers” today that have cream legbar lineage so more blue of eggs but produce a larger egg more frequently. Got 2 to give them a try since they’re a new mutt from a local hatchery.

 

[Bantambird]

I’ve gotten the humidity to 36% so I won’t fuss with it too much.

Question: how much is a fair price for a day or two old poult you hatch? Bourbon red so not super rare or from fancy lineage. Around $15 I’d assume?..

Mine go for 15$ per bird as well, but there's only me with the heritage turkey as far as I know, in this area. Big R charges a little bit more for their poults.

 

[sfgwife]

Hopefully the hen and the nanny don't gang up on you at the same time

Lol! No joke right?!?! I have gracie’s ticket.... apples. She gets apples after we fight on the milk stand. So she keeps comin back. I know i shouldnt treat her bad behavior but i also know each day we fight a lil less and she has never been on a milk stand so apples she gets.

 

[memphis]

Crazy weather yet again! In the 80's, storms and cold front blowing in tonight. We are going into the 30's for a few nights next week.

 

[dheltzel]

It's going to hit low 80's here tomorrow. I think I'll let the girls out to free range a bit.

 

[duluthralphie]

It's going to hit low 80's here tomorrow. I think I'll let the girls out to free range a bit.

You really know how to hit below the belt, don't you?

 

[bald Rooster]

I had success last year running 45% humidity but so far this year two have drowned in the egg. so I'm running it dry now at about 38%
These were some of my first eggs and were a little smaller then the ones I'm getting now.
I think maybe this has something to do with it.

 

[PolarBerry]

So whoever is delivering chick shipments lately to the area (on Friday only) is messing up something bad... like when 40 of 350 chicks are alive for the second week in a row. Same hatchery on a Thursday arrives 100% alive, Friday batch is like 20% alive.... it’s heartbreaking.

They have cyanosis of the extremities and some had bubbling/discharge around the mouth so I’m thinking they were left near some diesel exhaust and/or not temperature controlled. Ugh...

 

[OneMountainAcres]

So whoever is delivering chick shipments lately to the area (on Friday only) is messing up something bad... like when 40 of 350 chicks are alive for the second week in a row. Same hatchery on a Thursday arrives 100% alive, Friday batch is like 20% alive.... it’s heartbreaking.

They have cyanosis of the extremities and some had bubbling/discharge around the mouth so I’m thinking they were left near some diesel exhaust and/or not temperature controlled. Ugh...

Oh no, that's awful! Have you filed a complaint with the PO?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Pebbles and Mary have been driving me nuts with this broody stuff this year. Mary was the first to go broody but was easy to break. Pebbles started sitting a couple weeks ago and when she does, she's super stubborn and will starve herself. Mary has decided that she'll join Pebbles since I can't break her but she's only in the nest about half as much as Pebbles is. Well this morning, I took a couple Olive egger cockerels that hatched overnight out for Pebbles to raise for a week or so to hopefully break her. When I went in to check on her, this is what I found lol. I don't know if they'll be joint parenting or if Mary even knows that there are babies there but it looks like Pebbles is saying "Welcome to my nest!"