A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

Back in Memphis & what a nice surprise....we are getting a break in the humidity for a few days. Oh what a difference low humidity makes! I almost turned off Daisy's coop fan last night.

The outside humidity here yesterday got down to 17%. Of course the indoor humidity was much higher because of running the swamp cooler. It was all the way up to 40% in here yesterday.

 

[memphis]

17% humidity....can't even fathom that!

My girls are so different! Was watching them last night. Annie will find a good dust bath spot & stay in it for hours. Daisy takes a quick dust bath & prefers to wander around hunting for bugs. Then wants a nap in my lap. It's just entertaining to note their different preferences.

 

[sfgwife]

Back in Memphis & what a nice surprise....we are getting a break in the humidity for a few days. Oh what a difference low humidity makes! I almost turned off Daisy's coop fan last night.

I wanna SEE the video of you takin her fan away.....

We are too gettin a break from the humid and it is so nice. I dont wanna go inside... but after zappy shots in my back yesterday that is where i should be. Sittin on my heatin pad. Dumb nerve stoopid hurts!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

We got a break from humidity the past 2 days but it was actually kind of cold! It was like 57° one day and 61° the other!

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Have been observing our turkeys and they really aren’t as dumb as I thought.They literally hunt.They find the smallest bugs and I hope help with tick control.They definitely are different creatures then chickens.Taking time to catch a bug while a chicken goes right in for the kill.
Their also much quicker to warm up to you then a chicken is.
Here one of them is

 

[duluthralphie]

Mine do not seem to like me. I moved the older ones to a different cage, one without a heat lamp, and they screamed holy Hades when I touched them and carried them.

 

[PolarBerry]

Question regarding turkey hens... I read everywhere that they only lay 1-2 eggs a week. With my 4 hens I’m getting 20-25 eggs a week. I’ve had 3 days in a row of getting 4 eggs daily and I check nests twice a day and date them as I bring them in so I know I’m not making it up/second guessing myself. I assume this will taper off since they’re only 9 months old now, correct?

I had someone buy my hatching eggs a month ago and had 100% success hatching all of them. So guess my tom is doing his job well!

 

[rjohns39]

Mine pretty much lay daily from the start of the season until they are done.

 

[memphis]

Mine lay eggs daily then take a day off here & there.
TwoRoos....sounds like your enjoying the babies! And your right, turkeys are so different than chickens! Daisy is my big hunter. Love watching her stalk a bug.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Yes definitely am