Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[cluckitall]

Also, please meet the wonder that is Fat Elvis! These pictures SO don't do him justice:


















That's Wynonna with him -- Loretta was being camera-shy

 

[cluckitall]

Right now he's walking back and forth across my chest and strutting for me while making cute little musical noises. Who couldn't love a turkey! They are so sweet and awesome.

I have two hatched and 4 pipped right now. More turkeys to love!

Oh man, now I want to go candle the eggs in my 'bator again!!! If the turkeys weren't all the way in the back, I would

 

[madamwlf]

Flocksalot tell me about midget whites. I'm trying to convince the DH.

 

[flocksalot]

Oh my gosh, that's adorable!!! I can't wait for baby turkeys!

More midgets on the swap!

So....about that RB Tom......  I think you need a new breeder.  Will trade for midgets!!!!  Maybe we could trade my pair, I want to go more into the Blues and Midegts.

Hmmmm. I need to build a really big pen to keep the breeds separated during breeding. We will have white holland next year as I'm growing some out right now, so I need a breeder pen for them anyway. I'll always have more stains of Midgets than everyone else since the UW is now helping me locate all the best flocks. I loves my midgets! So definitely something to mull over.

I do think you should just go give him a big ole huge and kiss though! One of the newer strain went after my hubby yesterday. He grabbed him right up and started hugging and kissing him. Poor boy got all embarrassed. Don't think he would have did that if my hubby didn't have his arm on me though. My turkeys are very protective of me.

Anyone have any hatching eggs from a good white egg layer like White Leghorns or Black Minorcas? I really didn't want anymore, but people seem to like the large white eggs in their eating egg asst. Mine are getting older, so I guess I better think about replacing them. PM me if you do, we could swap or something.

I'm currently looking for a red leghorn rooster for our two girls. If I can find one these birds are so pretty I think they would make a nice swap. If anyone knows of someone that has one let me know. They are kind of hard to find around here. Such sweet and beautiful birds though. Of course they are probably supposed to be flighty, but we just don't have that problem. Kid catches them and carries them around giving treats until they love us.

Both our girls are a deep rich red with perfectly upright combs.

 

[krazykat0373]

Flocksalot tell me about midget whites. I'm trying to convince the DH.

yayyy! more turkey love! Tell her flocks! Tell her!

 

[flocksalot]

Flocksalot tell me about midget whites. I'm trying to convince the DH.

Midgets are awesome! They are very sweet and curious turkeys. Similar to BBW turkeys, but much smaller. The toms dress out to between 7 and 20 lbs. a good breeder should butcher the larger and breed toward the smaller. I'm not always in line with that. I breed for a better range to supply for the CSA we provide for. But they do normally stay around the 13 to 15 pound mark.

Midgets win taste contests and I can tell you anyone that got one last year has already ordered 4 or 6 for this year. They LOVED them. Sadly the two we had as extras were stolen last year, so I still haven't gotten to eat one. Hopefully this year!

Since they are smaller they will eat less. They free range extremely well. They can and will fly if allowed. They will seek out human contact more than any turkey I've raised. I can't sit down without them piling on me. They take between 6 and 10 months to grow out. Just depends how big you want them. They are sought after since Mother Earth News and Taste of Ark did stories on them. And if you ask me they are just amazing. We even had two of our toms take out a marauding hawk this spring. They are very good boys!

I'll think of more, but better check the spoilt goose.

 

[flocksalot]

Oh midgets also lay upwards of 100 eggs a year. Are fierce and loving mommas. And are currently chasing the gander! I love my turkeys!

 

[kraftyladies]

More midgets on the swap!
Hmmmm. I need to build a really big pen to keep the breeds separated during breeding. We will have white holland next year as I'm growing some out right now, so I need a breeder pen for them anyway. I'll always have more stains of Midgets than everyone else since the UW is now helping me locate all the best flocks. I loves my midgets! So definitely something to mull over.

I do think you should just go give him a big ole huge and kiss though! One of the newer strain went after my hubby yesterday. He grabbed him right up and started hugging and kissing him. Poor boy got all embarrassed. Don't think he would have did that if my hubby didn't have his arm on me though. My turkeys are very protective of me.
I'm currently looking for a red leghorn rooster for our two girls. If I can find one these birds are so pretty I think they would make a nice swap. If anyone knows of someone that has one let me know. They are kind of hard to find around here. Such sweet and beautiful birds though. Of course they are probably supposed to be flighty, but we just don't have that problem. Kid catches them and carries them around giving treats until they love us.

Both our girls are a deep rich red with perfectly upright combs.

Do they lay white eggs too? Sorry I don't know much about leghorns, except I know the MFL lay brown eggs.... so didn't know if all the other leghorns lay white? if so, I would rather have another color of bird that lays white eggs besides white leghorns.

 

[madamwlf]

Midgets are awesome! They are very sweet and curious turkeys. Similar to BBW turkeys, but much smaller. The toms dress out to between 7 and 20 lbs. a good breeder should butcher the larger and breed toward the smaller. I'm not always in line with that. I breed for a better range to supply for the CSA we provide for. But they do normally stay around the 13 to 15 pound mark.

Midgets win taste contests and I can tell you anyone that got one last year has already ordered 4 or 6 for this year. They LOVED them. Sadly the two we had as extras were stolen last year, so I still haven't gotten to eat one. Hopefully this year!

Since they are smaller they will eat less. They free range extremely well. They can and will fly if allowed. They will seek out human contact more than any turkey I've raised. I can't sit down without them piling on me. They take between 6 and 10 months to grow out. Just depends how big you want them. They are sought after since Mother Earth News and Taste of Ark did stories on them. And if you ask me they are just amazing. We even had two of our toms take out a marauding hawk this spring. They are very good boys!

I'll think of more, but better check the spoilt goose.

I'm hooked! DH will be later on. So I need incubation tips. And if you want to do a side swap sometime let me know. I want to keep a trio of MW.

 

[cluckitall]

More pics! I'm sorry -- I never manage to get around to taking pictures and then when I do I go way overboard So here's just a few shots of the coronations -- I am so happy with them. They're just beautiful, big and soft with lovely lavender markings and (despite what my camera says) absolutely snow white. I couldn't talk them outside into the sun for portraits, darn it!












Roo laying down on the job