Chat N Chicknfun Thread

[chickadoodles]

We were more interested in the boer goats than the chickens! lol

 

[Alaskan]

Ive heard so many people say how they love their turkeys more than the chickens. Is it personality or what is up with all the turkey love? Are they a bigger mess than chickens, like ducks and geese are so very messy.

Turkeys are the same as chickens mess wise (at least so far, mine aren't yet a week old). But the turkeys obviously need a mother. Little chicks do everything instinctually, but you have to teach the turkeys EVERYTHING. I even read that you have to teach them to perch! My kids and I have to go to the poults at least five times a day and show them how to eat. Seriously! We have to poke at the food bowl, play with the feed, so that they eat.

I think people must fall in love with turkeys because you are forced to keep working with them.

 

[chickadoodles]

Turkeys are the same as chickens mess wise (at least so far, mine aren't yet a week old). But the turkeys obviously need a mother. Little chicks do everything instinctually, but you have to teach the turkeys EVERYTHING. I even read that you have to teach them to perch! My kids and I have to go to the poults at least five times a day and show them how to eat. Seriously! We have to poke at the food bowl, play with the feed, so that they eat.

I think people must fall in love with turkeys because you are forced to keep working with them.

Ha hahaha Alaskan! I had tutors for my turkey, chicks to teach them to eat and drink. I read that if the turkey don't have their mother to teach them then they have a harder time learning what to do? The breeders I bought my turkeys from told me they would not sell me any poults with out chicks to teach them to eat and drink. And I still lost 2 the first week they were weak?

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Well the other day I watched my Ancona lay her first ever egg!! ( white one on the left )
I have watched many birds lay many eggs, sometime even from the business end

but this one was defiantly the funniest/ quirkiest.lol.

 

[Alaskan]

Yeah! Eggs!

 

[chickadoodles]

Sorry! Congrats on your first egg from your ancona!
I cannot wait till I get some eggs! I will have 19 hens when they are all grown and I am scared to death of how many eggs I will be over run with!

 

[Alaskan]

Not too worry, if you have too many eggs,

Make chocolate soufflé! That uses oodles of eggs.

Or, make lots of friends.

 

[chicknfun]

Quote: Thanks Tony!!

Here are my chicks from last hatch. 12 days old now. Somebody needs to come and buy these chicks. LOL

AAAWWWWWW--They are beautiful Tony!!! Hurry quick, sell them!!!!!

Quote: Thanks Chickadoodles!!!!

I hope so. Don't have any room in the growing pen.

Don't I know that feeling!!!

Well the other day I watched my Ancona lay her first ever egg!! ( white one on the left )
I have watched many birds lay many eggs, sometime even from the business end

but this one was defiantly the funniest/ quirkiest.lol.

You're quacking me up!!!! Glad she finally laid an egg for ya!!

 

[chickadoodles]

Not too worry, if you have too many eggs,

Make chocolate soufflé! That uses oodles of eggs.

Or, make lots of friends.

Never made chocolate souffle, but I can find a recipe! and DH will give some to the church to donate to ppl that can use them and sell some to co-workers.... Still so many eggs?

Thank you Alaskan!

 

[Alaskan]

I have shown up at church with a large plastic tote totally full of eggs.