A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

We on the fringe for some freezing temp drops coming our way. My main rogue group has the horse barn. The home group has the goat barn. Left me with a rogue momma and her 5 babies who stays completely outside by a wood pile. Set up an old 8ft long camper shell propped open, on wood pallets and shavings. They have been checking it out am hoping if they need it they will go in it.

My adults spend the nights on roosts sheltered from the prevailing winds. They have done well even on the nights that it got down to -40°F.

Adult turkeys that are not receiving supplemental heat tolerate cold better than they tolerate heat.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

We on the fringe for some freezing temp drops coming our way. My main rogue group has the horse barn. The home group has the goat barn. Left me with a rogue momma and her 5 babies who stays completely outside by a wood pile. Set up an old 8ft long camper shell propped open, on wood pallets and shavings. They have been checking it out am hoping if they need it they will go in it.

They have moved in!!!!!

 

[Bantambird]

My oldest thinks we may have bred a marbled black!

 

[Bantambird]

My daughter wanted me to share her house sparrow friend, Pinto, a bird she rescued and takes care of. His parents ejected him from the nest when he was 5 days old because he has a deformed leg. I found him on the sidewalk and handed him to her, and they are now nearly inseparable.

House sparrows are legal to keep, since they are a domestic species and are technically feral. They were domesticated in the middle east and Europe as pest control for croplands and gardens, and have co evolved with humans for thousands of years. They are not a native species to the Americans.

 

[R2elk]

House sparrows are legal to keep, since they are a domestic species and are technically feral. They were domesticated in the middle east and Europe as pest control for croplands and gardens, and have co evolved with humans for thousands of years. They are not a native species to the Americans.

In the U.S. they are viewed as an invasive species and have no legal protection.

 

[Molpet]

My daughter wanted me to share her house sparrow friend, Pinto, a bird she rescued and takes care of. His parents ejected him from the nest when he was 5 days old because he has a deformed leg. I found him on the sidewalk and handed him to her, and they are now nearly inseparable. View attachment 4249277View attachment 4249278
House sparrows are legal to keep, since they are a domestic species and are technically feral. They were domesticated in the middle east and Europe as pest control for croplands and gardens, and have co evolved with humans for thousands of years. They are not a native species to the Americans.

He's a cutie.

 

[Amer]

My daughter wanted me to share her house sparrow friend, Pinto, a bird she rescued and takes care of. His parents ejected him from the nest when he was 5 days old because he has a deformed leg. I found him on the sidewalk and handed him to her, and they are now nearly inseparable. View attachment 4249277View attachment 4249278
House sparrows are legal to keep, since they are a domestic species and are technically feral. They were domesticated in the middle east and Europe as pest control for croplands and gardens, and have co evolved with humans for thousands of years. They are not a native species to the Americans.

Aww buddy

 

[PatriciafromCO]

My daughter wanted me to share her house sparrow friend, Pinto, a bird she rescued and takes care of. His parents ejected him from the nest when he was 5 days old because he has a deformed leg. I found him on the sidewalk and handed him to her, and they are now nearly inseparable. View attachment 4249277View attachment 4249278
House sparrows are legal to keep, since they are a domestic species and are technically feral. They were domesticated in the middle east and Europe as pest control for croplands and gardens, and have co evolved with humans for thousands of years. They are not a native species to the Americans.

love the name pinto ! is the deformaty a nutritional deficiency? send good thoughts some physical stimulas/diet might improve pinto's situation.

 

[R2elk]

Is the deformity a nutritional deficiency?

It is most likely a genetic problem.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

Turkey's are naughty critters lol... But they also very good. Spend the day checking on them, changing their direction, sending them out to pasture. With the colder mornings they hover close to the house and barns. 2pm if it's not windy or overcast is when they are ready for a long graze then come back eat some more feed, rest then happy to go into the barn for the night. I've gotten a lot of exercise working with them. The colder weather has slowed them down, that and I keep feeding/watering stations (4) within their movement pattern full throughout the day.

Out of the 13 there is 3 that are roamers that I think about culling. Without those 3 that head out on a one way direction, jumping fencing never think of turning around and coming back. They are the ones that even with me being there to herd them in another direction they try to out pace me to get past me. Think with out their influence the rest of the group will keep close to the inner property and within the pastures happily.