Acres Poultry hatching thread with aliciaplus3!

[R2elk]

We pay $60 for a Thanksgiving turkey. There are no Thanksgiving turkey promotions in my area I don't think.

I have never seen a grocery store that doesn't put turkeys on sale for Thanksgiving. Many around here even offer a free turkey with the purchase of x amount of dollars of groceries.

 

[R2elk]

you are correct. but some of us fall in love with our turkeys and can't help but hatch more!

That is where a lot of people get in trouble when they fall in love with their prospective Thanksgiving meal and try to keep it as a pet.

 

[FortCluck]

That is where a lot of people get in trouble when they fall in love with their prospective Thanksgiving meal and try to keep it as a pet.

That's why I'm not falling in love with any of the chicks I've hatched. They're supposed to be for dinner not a pet.

 

[aliciaplus3]

That is where a lot of people get in trouble when they fall in love with their prospective Thanksgiving meal and try to keep it as a pet.

so just fall in love with the hens and one tom the rest are dinner. ok so full disclosure its Hard to choose a tom and not want to keep em all. but turkey sausage is amazing!

 

[BlueBaby]

Congrats on your little turkey's hatching @aliciaplus3 I have to say that you are a bigger hatch-a-holic than I am. I plan on slowing down on that a little bit this year, but I will sell the hatching egg's from my NN flock locally.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Congrats on your little turkey's hatching @aliciaplus3 I have to say that you are a bigger hatch-a-holic than I am. I plan on slowing down on that a little bit this year, but I will sell the hatching egg's from my NN flock locally.

I LOVE watching them go from a carefully selected breeding pen to collecting eggs, setting them and watching what hatches! I plan to keep going till maybe April? (ok I have a hard time shutting the incubator off)

 

[aliciaplus3]

came home for lunch 6 black turkeys now running around the incubator with 4 or so still talking in their shells. I do see at least3 external pips on duck eggs. Nothing to report on the necked necks, maybe by the time I get off work?

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

I have never seen a grocery store that doesn't put turkeys on sale for Thanksgiving. Many around here even offer a free turkey with the purchase of x amount of dollars of groceries.

I got a turkey that way last Thanksgiving, I started rummaging through the smaller turkey area because I thought it was the ones for free.... and then a lady worker said the big ones are over there so I quickly trotted over and grabbed a huge one, but this other lady said it was her's! So she elbowed me out of the way, sad frown on my face and all, I continued my search for the biggest turkey I could find. Finally found one, it made for a tasty meal..... or should I say, meals.

 

[Bantambird]

We pay $60 for a Thanksgiving turkey. There are no Thanksgiving turkey promotions in my area I don't think.

They actually give away Thanksgiving turkeys at many local stores here....

 

[FortCluck]

They actually give away Thanksgiving turkeys at many local stores here....

I guess I live in the wrong state