A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

Check out this color variation! I'm guessing these two share the same parents. Dad is the tri colored blue, mom is either Annabelle (bourbon red) or pretty girl( red bronze)View attachment 2091700View attachment 2091701View attachment 2091703
One sibling displaying black and one displaying blue, both carrying one red Gene each?

I am guessing Rusty Black on the left with one black (Bb) and one red (Rr) gene. Anything about the one on the right would be a complete guess other than (B?) (cg?) (Dd). I don't see the influence of a red gene in the one on the right. Bronze and slate combined can create the illusion of red without having a red gene.as can be witnessed in a Red Slate. (bb Dd).

 

[Bantambird]

I am guessing Rusty Black on the left with one black (Bb) and one red (Rr) gene. Anything about the one on the right would be a complete guess other than (B?) (cg?) (Dd). I don't see the influence of a red gene in the one on the right. Bronze and slate combined can create the illusion of red without having a red gene.as can be witnessed in a Red Slate. (bb Dd).

Interesting! They seem to share markings, with one looking bluer. I'm going to watch unless someone buys it. I've had a few of these, one does seem to be feathering out like a greyed out bronze, it's pretty neat

 

[Bantambird]

This I think is the older version of the blue looking fellow?

 

[memphis]

Bantambird! Your babies are adorable!!

 

[Bantambird]

I wanna do a garden picture shoot but until the flowers actually start blooming en masse these pictures will do. Lol.

 

[memphis]

So I've been having vivid & rather weird dreams. I usually never remember dreams. So I researched it a bit. Apparently it's not unusual in times like this. Anyone else having odd dreams??

 

[jerryse]

So I've been having vivid & rather weird dreams. I usually never remember dreams. So I researched it a bit. Apparently it's not unusual in times like this. Anyone else having odd dreams??

Yes . I dreamed I was getting ready to go night fishing and was young . Disappointed when I woke up . No fishing and still old .

 

[Flashpoint]

Happy Belated Easter, everyone.

Has been hectic here - as it normally is. The weather is driving me crazy too - especially all the wind.

Debating setting approx 30 turkey eggs tomorrow morning - 12 Narragansett and 18 MW. Next week, will add 6 Black Jersey Giant eggs. Which I figure is fitting since I sold her sister a couple of weeks back.

I do have one Narri hen (Goldie) setting (I think) 11 eggs in the camper closet.

I haven't left the place now in over a month, although I do have a fleeting relationship with the FedEx and UPS drivers. Kids have been here twice.

 

[duluthralphie]

The work bench turkeys have 4 eggs between them. They have moved away from the edge of the bench a bit.

The golf ball and light bulb must have hatched as they are not around anywhere that I can see.

The dark turkey has assumed major hatching duties from the white one. It appears the white (RP) one has hissing duty while the dark one cowers and pretends to not be able to be seen.

There is a hatching supervisor assigned to the pair now. It is a white legbar that sits on a box on the bench and stares at the pair.

She is there almost all day long.

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The shelf turkeys have moved their nests closer together now. I am not sure what they are doing either, I can see a few eggs where the one was setting, but they appear to have abandoned as of yesterday. I have not looked today.

 

[R2elk]

Nest box