A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[rjohns39]

@memphis i've finally gotten up to 14*

 

[WVduckchick]

Almost, she hatched ten of them. After I moved her, the hatched poults and remaining eggs into solitary confinement, she ended up abandoning four unhatched eggs. I went to toss them and the first one I tossed cracked open with dangling, moving legs sticking out. I retrieved that egg and took it and the others to the house and candled them. The cracked egg was not showing any yolk remaining so I peeled the poult out and put it in the hatcher. There was one other egg that was internally pipped so it went into the hatcher too. One egg was infertile and one egg was rotten so I disposed of both of those.

Both of the ones that I hatched went into the brooder with guinea keets for a day as the keets got them eating and drinking. The day after being in the brooder with the keets, I gave them to the turkey hen and she happily accepted them.

fabulous

 

[Bantambird]

I'm just glad we climbed out of the negatives and are just below freezing instead. Been a heck of a calving season for my poor Dad.
Ralphie, you should come visit late spring, that's the best time of year usually because it's still pretty green and hasn't dried up to a dull tan/brown/greenish of late summer.

 

[WVduckchick]

15*F here this morning. I’m dreading going out too. Ran water out at daylight for the few without heated waterers. Brrrrr

But today is supposed the be the last day of sub-freezing, so let’s get thru this day quickly!!

 

[memphis]

Where the heck is spring?? Our normal high this time of year is 60. We haven't been above freezing for 2 days. I'm so over this winter. Its impacting my gardening efforts, coonhound training and guinea hunting.

 

[duluthralphie]

Where the heck is spring?? Our normal high this time of year is 60. We haven't been above freezing for 2 days. I'm so over this winter. Its impacting my gardening efforts, coonhound training and guinea hunting.

I am more worried of what it will do to mushrooming.....I did not get any last spring. I need them this spring.

 

[Bantambird]

The only wild shrooms I know that I have are oysters that have taken up regular residence on my old apple trees. They sure are yummy.

 

[R2elk]

Only 24 here this morning. Honestly the turkeys & chickens are ok with the temps. It's me who's a whimp. At least the sun is out. But rain moving in over the weekend...yet again.

What a coincidence, its 24°F here this morning.

Where the heck is spring?? Our normal high this time of year is 60. We haven't been above freezing for 2 days. I'm so over this winter. Its impacting my gardening efforts, coonhound training and guinea hunting.

It was 38°F here yesterday.

 

[R2elk]

I am more worried of what it will do to mushrooming.....I did not get any last spring. I need them this spring.

I heard that it is officially an el Nino this year. The last time that I remember it being an el Nino was a wetter than normal spring.

 

[duluthralphie]

I heard that it is officially an el Nino this year. The last time that I remember it being an el Nino was a wetter than normal spring.

That would be good. I am worried we will go from spring to summer with no transition period the morels need.