A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Bantambird]

yes. what he said.

 

[yesterDAYNE]

Finally remembered to look and found some images of her when she was feathered! I think it was just the flash making her look browner.

^ These are her when she was younger / we first got her

These are recent before molt

I think the time of day makes her feathers look browner during sunset (like in the 3rd pic), unless you can still see some brown maybe I'm missing? I'll try n take some pics of her today too when I go out. I really need to grab her and look over her soon and take her saddle off anyway to make sure everythings alright, It's hard to because she absolutely does not like being touched at all lol.

 

[Bantambird]

Ive always thought some feathers sun bleach or start looking really faded right before and during molting times

 

[yesterDAYNE]

My poor boy seems to have injured his spur somehow. I dont see any blood and the thing is still hard as a rock on there so I'll just keep an eye on him for now.


Harper got relaxed and decided it was a nice 60 degree day to just lounge for awhile. She's the weirdest bird and makes the strangest noises. I'll have to try and get a video of it.

 

[Huntmaster]

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My poor boy seems to have injured his spur somehow. I dont see any blood and the thing is still hard as a rock on there so I'll just keep an eye on him for now.

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Harper got relaxed and decided it was a nice 60 degree day to just lounge for awhile. She's the weirdest bird and makes the strangest noises. I'll have to try and get a video of it.

Looks just to be the outer spur sheath. It should grow back. I would just watch for infection, but it doesn't look like any from pic he should be fine.

 

[Huntmaster]

Am finally about 90% finished separating my turkeys into their breeding groups. Right now, I have 7 different varieties separated into their own breeding pens. Each pen has 1 tom and 6 hens. Need to separate my bronze yet and a group of some crosses I wanted to get started on. Have more birds than I thought I did, need to get down to about 65 birds. Only want to keep an extra jake of each variety just in case anything would happen or not work out with any of my breeding toms. Going to have to process about 5 more hens and about 10 to 12 jakes to get there. After that's all done and all separated things should really settle down, toms and jakes have been getting a little aggressive with each other already. Looking forward to this springs poults, should have some very nice results. They been getting better each year with all the selective breeding I have been doing last 6 years. Finally getting each variety where I want them.

 

[R2elk]

The wild hen is sitting on the roost tonight with the rest of the turkeys. This is why.

 

[Huntmaster]

The wild hen is sitting on the roost tonight with the rest of the turkeys. This is why.
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Beautiful just not the kind of beauty you really want to see around your poultry.

 

[Huntmaster]

Had to knock the ice and wet snow off all my pens cover netting today they started to get weighted down. Went back just before dark and snow is not sticking to netting anymore. Also a few larger branches down in yard. Finally, has gotten colder and snow is now lighter/fluffier should be good now. It started out mix of rain/snow this morning and turned to snow, has been snowing all day and supposed to continue until tomorrow eve. Shoveled all the doors to pens out before all that slushy wet snow freezes them all shut tonight. Hopefully will just be fluffy snow to remove tomorrow. Before all is over tomorrow, they are calling for 12"- 20". Sure glad I ended up getting most of my birds separated in their breeding pens and groups this last weekend.

 

[Molpet]

Had to knock the ice and wet snow off all my pens cover netting today they started to get weighted down. Went back just before dark and snow is not sticking to netting anymore. Also a few larger branches down in yard. Finally, has gotten colder and snow is now lighter/fluffier should be good now. It started out mix of rain/snow this morning and turned to snow, has been snowing all day and supposed to continue until tomorrow eve. Shoveled all the doors to pens out before all that slushy wet snow freezes them all shut tonight. Hopefully will just be fluffy snow to remove tomorrow. Before all is over tomorrow, they are calling for 12"- 20". Sure glad I ended up getting most of my birds separated in their breeding pens and groups this last weekend.

Yeah I had it before it went to you. A few hours of rain last night before it switched to snow after dark. I got half the Turkey hens into a coop last night. 12 inches before it quit today. Maybe some lake effect plume tomorrow 2 to 12 inches