A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Molpet]

Rosabelle died today. She had been going downhill, but we thought she was making a recovery. Apparently, the other hens in with her started to attack her. They killed and ate her, so my oldest is rather sad today. Rosabelle was 11 years old, so she had been with us for a long time, as far as birds go.

So sorry for your loss

And people talk about how their birds miss ones that died

 

[Molpet]

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Future Dinners

 

[R2elk]

Future Dinners

For the predators. Looks like she did pretty good so far raising 6 of them in the wild.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Rosabelle died today. She had been going downhill, but we thought she was making a recovery. Apparently, the other hens in with her started to attack her. They killed and ate her, so my oldest is rather sad today. Rosabelle was 11 years old, so she had been with us for a long time, as far as birds go.

I'm so sorry for your loss The flock can really be brutal.

My Sweet Pea is getting up there. She's 9 1/2 now and is looking very arthritic. I help her down off the roost every morning and her joints creak when she walks but she's still respected in the flock ... as of now anyway.

 

[R2elk]

 

[Molpet]

Article on BB vs br
The commercial variety turkeys achieved market weight around 18 weeks of age, while the Bourbon Reds required 26 weeks to reach the same weight. The Bourbon Red turkeys required 18 percent more feed per pound of weight gain. Yet, surprisingly, the carcass yield was similar for heritage and commercial varieties raised on pasture.

Greater mortalities among commercial strain turkeys on pasture offset the significant gain and feed efficiency rates. Mortalities occurred during the transit of poults to farms and in the brooder. Other mortalities were consistent with heat stress. When mortality and sex were factored into the final results, the yield of pounds harvested per farm was only slightly lower for heritage than commercial turkeys.

https://livestockconservancy.org/2024/09/13/heritage-turkeys-measure-up-part-i/

 

[R2elk]

 

[Huntmaster]

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Look to be getting braver making themselves at home. I have a hen with 3 poults hanging around the pen the last few weeks. She does not bring them out like she has in years past, but they are still young yet. They look to only be a few months old max, and she is still keeping them under cover.

 

[R2elk]

Look to be getting braver making themselves at home. I have a hen with 3 poults hanging around the pen the last few weeks. She does not bring them out like she has in years past, but they are still young yet. They look to only be a few months old max, and she is still keeping them under cover.

Too brave. I heard the plop, plop as they landed on the deck. I escorted them through the perimeter fence to the lower field.

 

[Molpet]

Too brave. I heard the plop, plop as they landed on the deck. I escorted them through the perimeter fence to the lower field.

They can tear up a roof