A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

Hello! I've got a small question that's had me curious for a while, but I didn't feel like it deserved a whole thread xD

I always see people who will like have free range or pasture turkeys with their coops basically just some raised up roosting bars with a roof on it? What about predators? Do things not attack turkeys? Or is things like an electric fence in their pasture that keeps predators away? How do those work? :0 are they more impractical? Does that design come with occasional losses?

Thanks for any insight!

Adult turkeys are not as susceptible to predators as are smaller birds. Hens on their hidden nests are susceptible to bigger predators. Mine have just abandoned their nests and flown to safety from smaller predators.

 

[Pyxis]

How about this one?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/i-know-they-are-turkeys.1411179/

Haha, that one made me laugh! Mislabeled feed store chicks strike again.

Check these out, according to the feed store where I bought them they're white leghorn pullets:

 

[R2elk]

Haha, that one made me laugh! Mislabeled feed store chicks strike again.

Check these out, according to the feed store where I bought them they're white leghorn pullets:

Bourbon Red poults

Someone posted about getting dux out of a chick bin at TSC this past spring.

 

[memphis]

Love the guineas story. Boy they are in for some fun

 

[R2elk]

Love the guineas story. Boy they are in for some fun

They are in for misery when the guineas start attacking the chickens.

 

[rjohns39]

We're good here, just got wet. Not enough wind to even mention.

 

[Molpet]

No rain in weeks. Half inch in over a month.

Wild hen visit. She tried to get my toms attention earlier in the year. But neither flew over the fence. She roosts in trees just inside the fence sometimes, but doesn't come down inside. My hens aren't happy with her LOL

 

[R2elk]

No rain in weeks. Half inch in over a month.

It sprinkled again this morning without any measurable amount of precipitation. Total measurable rainfall since July 6, 2020 is 0.04". Total measurable rainfall since May 10, 2020 is 0.77".

 

[OneMountainAcres]

It sprinkled again this morning without any measurable amount of precipitation. Total measurable rainfall since July 6, 2020 is 0.04". Total measurable rainfall since May 10, 2020 is 0.77".

We've been slammed the past week with torrential rains. It was much needed though as we hadn't had more than an insignificant drizzle for the most part of summer. Everything is greening up again but I think it's too late for a lot of the trees. We have a lot of brown, dead trees dropping leaves everywhere.

 

[memphis]

After days of rain I finally let the girls out. Made them a bit of scrambled eggs and some blueberries. And as usual I had to control Daisy! She's a piggy