A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

Uggg....dont talk about bugs! They are super sized down here.

Box em up and mail them to R2elk....His guineas are deprived....

 

[R2elk]

Box em up and mail them to R2elk....His guineas are deprived....

They have plenty of their own bugs, mice and voles. No foreign bugs are required.

 

[duluthralphie]

They have plenty of their own bugs, mice and voles. No foreign bugs are required.

But..but...but...if we send bugs and ticks...you and your birds know we are thinking of you....it would make us feel good!!

 

[R2elk]

But..but...but...if we send bugs and ticks...you and your birds know we are thinking of you....it would make us feel good!!

It is awesome to live somewhere that I have never seen a Japanese beetle or any cicadas.

 

[duluthralphie]

Note to self, include 1,000,000 Japanese beetles in package....





Here is the new guy on the day he should hatch (or a day early)...look closely at the egg in the foreground and you can see the pip.

He looks to be a slate, but the top of his/her head is very dark. I think there are 6 other pipped eggs....BUT true to this years hatching luck, the automatic water filler plugged up and the humidity was down to 36%.

I opened the hatcher, a huge NO NO.....added a wet sponge and changed the float. I will have to watch to make sure they progress. I am afraid of shrink wrapping at those low humidities.

 

[Molpet]

It is awesome to live somewhere that I have never seen a Japanese beetle or any cicadas.

I think your weather might have something to do with it

 

[R2elk]

He looks to be a slate, but the top of his/her head is very dark.

It has the mask associated with the black gene which is what slates have. I would guess you have some kind of mutt that has one slate gene (D).

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I have 1 at home that I need to get a picture of to see what you guys think of it. I'm thinking maybe Rusty black but at the same time, it kinda has markings like a red bronze too. Very interesting looking.

 

[duluthralphie]

It has the mask associated with the black gene which is what slates have. I would guess you have some kind of mutt that has one slate gene (D).

Not mutt!!! Calico mixture!

I am finding the mutts are more fun for me. I will have "pure" slates and RP's.
I think this one has a little more black in it also (or a little less slate) based on the dark head...

Maybe it is a Mexico Black,,,,, Or Cuban Dark Brown....

 

[R2elk]

Not mutt!!! Calico mixture!

Calico requires red (r) and Narragansett (n).

I think this one has a little more black in it also (or a little less slate) based on the dark head..

It is not possible to have more black than a Blue Slate (BB) or less slate (Dd) and have any slate at all. It wouldn't surprise me if it picked up some gray (cg) and even some Narragansett (n) from a Royal Palm or from your mixed variety Narragansett hen.