A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[OneMountainAcres]

Speaking of the hose....Daisy had to play in it. Got drenched, proceeded to the dust bath spa & ended up a mess. Then she had the nerve to come over looking for a lap nap. Really bird?

 

[rjohns39]

If a bronze tom breeds a Narragansett hen, all of the offspring will be bronze with the hens being pure bronze and the toms being bronze with a hidden Narragansett gene. One of those toms could produce pure Narragansett hens through breeding with either a bronze hen or a Narragansett hen. Such a hen would be a pure Narragansett hen and look like a Narragansett hen.

If the hen in your photos had a Narragansett gene, she would look like a Narragansett hen which in my opinion she does not. Many wild turkeys carry hidden recessive color genes that sometimes do show up. I doubt that the hen in your photos has anything to do with the Narragansett gene.

Thanks... I've never seen a wild with that coloring and was grasping for thoughts on how...

 

[sfgwife]

But the question is..... did you deny her “if i fits i sits” mentality?

The cat did her impression of jus this in my knittin basket last night. And had the nerve to howl at me this mornin when i maked she get out. I got the stink eye for sure. I am pretty sure she is plottin my demise as i type....

 

[memphis]

No sfgwife...much to her disappoint, I did not let that goopy mess of a bird in my lap. I did put her on one of the dog grooming tables & wash her off!

 

[TurkeyTimes]

Had one hatch overnight. Looks like everyone else has externally pipped. Bunches of babies by tomorrow hopefully.

 

[duluthralphie]

My turkey teens got me in trouble last night.
The stupid birds decided to roost on the frame for the awning we have on our deck...

It was too late/dark for me to move then once I saw them on it. They would have scattered and been on the ground where every nasty furbearing critter could have taken a bite out of them.

I told them they had to be good and remain silent all night or an owl would make dinner out of them. They stayed silent, and all survived the night, but they were not good.

Somehow, their pooping on the deck the wicker furniture and the tables is my fault and I received a nasty tongue lashing from the WWD this morning.

Hopefully, they will decide to go under cover tonight.

 

[sfgwife]

No sfgwife...much to her disappoint, I did not let that goopy mess of a bird in my lap. I did put her on one of the dog grooming tables & wash her off!

Oh. So you PUNISHED daisy.... with the hose... . Is see THAT happenin. Bein as how i know she detests the hose and all. Hahahaha.

 

[Molpet]

My turkey teens got me in trouble last night.
The stupid birds decided to roost on the frame for the awning we have on our deck...

It was too late/dark for me to move then once I saw them on it. They would have scattered and been on the ground where every nasty furbearing critter could have taken a bite out of them.

I told them they had to be good and remain silent all night or an owl would make dinner out of them. They stayed silent, and all survived the night, but they were not good.

Somehow, their pooping on the deck the wicker furniture and the tables is my fault and I received a nasty tongue lashing from the WWD this morning.

Hopefully, they will decide to go under cover tonight.

and tonight they will be back on the awning to use the wicker potty

 

[memphis]

Been missing ya Ralphie!! Poop on wicker furniture could be hard to clean. Poor Judy!!

"Wicker potty".... good one Molpet!

 

[memphis]

Sfgwife...you should see Daisy standing on the grooming table...shes easier to groom than some of my dogs.

Mowed the front yard this evening. Daisy & Annie were in back in my garden. Calmly mowing a strip, husband/wife with baby in carriage walking down sidewalk toward me. They both started pointing & yelling, scared me to death....turned around....Daisy was airborn, just about head height. I have no idea why she dive bombs me when I'm mowing! I've been penning her when I mow the back. She must have seen me start it up in the drive. Shook up the happy couple. They didn't know what that big blue thing hurling through the air was. They know her now...